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10/29/26 - CHICAGO VA: OUTSIDE-CARE SCHEDULING 3X OVER VA'S 7-DAY RULE, AND CLIMBING10/29/26 - SALT LAKE CITY VA: OVER HALF OF SURVEYED STAFF SAY CULTURE ISN'T HEADED THE RIGHT WAY10/26/26 - $1.9 BILLION IN VA VISITS MISSING FROM BILLING-REVIEW REPORTS, OIG FINDS10/22/26 - PHOENIX VA: 2,224 LAB RESULTS UNFINALIZED FOR 100+ DAYS10/21/26 - NEARLY 4 IN 10 VA SCAR RATINGS HAD ERRORS, OIG ESTIMATES10/19/26 - BALTIMORE VA: 49 DAYS TO SCHEDULE OUTSIDE CARE; STAFF CITE DEAD PANIC ALARMS, A MISSED KNIFE10/19/26 - ANCHORAGE PROVIDER PLEADS GUILTY: FAKE SOCIAL WORKER CREDENTIAL, 2,833 FALSE VA CLAIMS10/22/26 - Spine surgeon took $379K in sham "consulting" fees to use one company's implants. No prison.10/19/26 - VA Home Loan Servicer Village Capital to Pay Over $500,000 to Resolve Allegations It Violated Servicemembers’ Rate-Cap Rights; Justice Dept Alleges False Delinquency Reports to VA10/08/26 - OIG Roll-Up of 10 Inpatient Mental Health Inspections: Discharge Instructions Full of Jargon, Risk-Benefit Talks Before New Meds Not Documented; 3 Recommendations10/06/26 - Eastern Colorado VA: Breast Biopsy Consult Went Incomplete After Abnormal Mammogram, Primary Care Follow-Up Not Documented; Patient Later Found With Metastatic Disease, OIG Finds10/06/26 - Pittsburgh VA Inspection: Care-Area and Storeroom Cleanliness, Medical Equipment Testing, Pharmaceutical Waste Containers, Power-Strip Safety; 4 Recommendations09/30/26 - GAO: Over 31,000 Harassment-Related Incidents Reported at VA Medical Centers FY2020–2025; VA Has No Systemwide Measure of Actual Prevalence09/30/26 - Middleton VA (Madison, WI) Inspection: Test-Result Communication Policy and Workflows Cited; 2 Recommendations09/30/26 - Central Virginia VA (Richmond) Inspection: Test-Result Communication Policy and Workflows Cited; 2 Recommendations
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09/30/26 - 6,488 veterans died by suicide in 2024, 17.7 a day, VA's 2026 annual report says

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VA Headlines card: $14M+ billed to VA in an Orlando clinic kickback scheme. CEO sentenced to 13 months; VA Community Care employee to 6 months; about $690K forfeited. DOJ, Nov 5, 2026.

11/05/26 - $14 MILLION BILLED TO VA: ORLANDO CLINIC CEO AND VA COMMUNITY CARE EMPLOYEE SENTENCED IN KICKBACK SCHEMEDOJNEW

Official source: DOJ press release 26-1327

VA Headlines card: $26,696 in Yellow Ribbon GI Bill overpayments at George Washington University, VA OIG found. VBA recouped what GWU owed VA. VA OIG report 26-02655-240, Nov 4, 2026.

11/04/26 - $26,696 IN GI BILL OVERPAYMENTS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON U., VA WATCHDOG FINDSOIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG report 26-02655-240

VA Headlines card: $41,666 in PPP loans, a former VA employee got probation for wire fraud. Loans forgiven on a false payroll claim, DOJ says. USAO District of Massachusetts, Oct 30, 2026.

11/03/26 - FORMER VA EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR $41,666 PPP LOAN FRAUDDOJNEW

Official source: U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts

VA Headlines card: $379,000 in sham consulting fees paid to a spine surgeon to use one company's implants, USAO District of Massachusetts, Oct 22, 2026

11/03/26 - $379,000 IN SHAM FEES: SPINE SURGEON AND DISTRIBUTOR SENTENCEDDOJNEW

Official source: U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts

VA Headlines card: 14 years in prison for a $30M+ Medicare, TRICARE and CHAMPVA fraud scheme, DOJ, Oct 9, 2026

11/03/26 - 14 YEARS FOR $30M MEDICARE, TRICARE AND CHAMPVA FRAUDDOJNEW

Official source: DOJ Office of Public Affairs

VA Headlines card: 55%, how often Big Spring VA told patients of abnormal PSA results on time, VA OIG report 26-00040-285

11/03/26 - BIG SPRING VA: ABNORMAL PSA RESULTS SHARED ON TIME JUST 55%OIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG report 26-00040-285

VA Headlines card: $315M, CVS settles allegations over opioid prescriptions billed to federal programs. DOJ, Oct 13, 2026. No liability determined.

11/03/26 - CVS TO PAY $315M TO SETTLE OPIOID PRESCRIPTION ALLEGATIONSDOJNEW

Official source: DOJ Office of Public Affairs

VA Headlines card: 3 fixes at the Truman VA psych unit in Columbia, Missouri, after a nurse blew the whistle, OSC case DI-25-001246

11/03/26 - NURSE BLOWS THE WHISTLE, TRUMAN VA FIXES PSYCH ADMISSIONSOSCNEW

Official source: OSC file DI-25-001246

VA Headlines card: 6,488 veterans died by suicide in 2024, and 62% weren't in VA care, VA says. Veterans Crisis Line: 988, press 1.

11/03/26 - 6,488 VETERAN SUICIDES IN 2024: 62% WERE OUTSIDE VA CAREVANEW

Official source: VA annual report, Sept 30, 2026

Minnesota fraud surge card, VA OIG and Justice Department, November 2026

11/02/26 - $29.1M IN NEW MINNESOTA FRAUD CHARGES; VA OIG HELPS IN ALLEGED $10M CASEDOJNEW

Official source: VA OIG investigative update

Baltimore VA Maryland inspection card: 49-day community care scheduling, panic alarms and clinic security concerns, VA OIG report 26-00044-209

10/19/26 - BALTIMORE VA: 49 DAYS TO SCHEDULE OUTSIDE CARE; STAFF CITE DEAD PANIC ALARMS, A MISSED KNIFEOIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG report 26-00044-209

VA painful scar rating errors card: OIG estimated nearly 4 in 10 scar disability decisions had errors, VA OIG report 25-03303-266

10/21/26 - NEARLY 4 IN 10 VA SCAR RATINGS HAD ERRORS, OIG ESTIMATESOIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG report 25-03303-266

Phoenix VA lab results backlog card: 2,224 send-out lab results unfinalized for over 100 days, Office of Special Counsel file DI-25-001991

10/22/26 - PHOENIX VA: 2,224 LAB RESULTS UNFINALIZED FOR 100+ DAYSOSCNEW

Official source: OSC file DI-25-001991

VA billing audit card: about 985,000 encounters worth $1.9 billion missing from VA billing-review reports, VA OIG audit 25-00148-252

10/26/26 - $1.9 BILLION IN VA VISITS MISSING FROM BILLING-REVIEW REPORTS, OIG FINDSOIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG audit 25-00148-252

Salt Lake City VA inspection card: most staff surveyed by VA OIG disagreed the culture is headed the right way, report 26-00685-08

10/29/26 - SALT LAKE CITY VA: OVER HALF OF SURVEYED STAFF SAY CULTURE ISN'T HEADED THE RIGHT WAYOIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG report 26-00685-08

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11/02/26 - $29.1M in newly charged benefits fraud in DOJ's Minnesota surge

10/28/26 - VA's other backlog: family caregiver decision reviews averaged about 416 days, OIG finds

10/22/26 - Spine surgeon took $379K in sham "consulting" fees to use one company's implants. No prison.DOJ

10/22/26 - ~2,224 Phoenix VA lab results 100+ days old sat unfinalized, VA told OSC; backlog ran ~2.5 years before lab leaders knew

10/19/26 - VA Home Loan Servicer Village Capital to Pay Over $500,000 to Resolve Allegations It Violated Servicemembers’ Rate-Cap Rights; Justice Dept Alleges False Delinquency Reports to VADOJ

10/08/26 - OIG Roll-Up of 10 Inpatient Mental Health Inspections: Discharge Instructions Full of Jargon, Risk-Benefit Talks Before New Meds Not Documented; 3 RecommendationsOIG

10/06/26 - Eastern Colorado VA: Breast Biopsy Consult Went Incomplete After Abnormal Mammogram, Primary Care Follow-Up Not Documented; Patient Later Found With Metastatic Disease, OIG FindsOIG

10/06/26 - Pittsburgh VA Inspection: Care-Area and Storeroom Cleanliness, Medical Equipment Testing, Pharmaceutical Waste Containers, Power-Strip Safety; 4 RecommendationsOIG

09/30/26 - GAO: Over 31,000 Harassment-Related Incidents Reported at VA Medical Centers FY2020–2025; VA Has No Systemwide Measure of Actual PrevalenceGAO

09/30/26 - Middleton VA (Madison, WI) Inspection: Test-Result Communication Policy and Workflows Cited; 2 RecommendationsOIG

09/30/26 - Central Virginia VA (Richmond) Inspection: Test-Result Communication Policy and Workflows Cited; 2 RecommendationsOIG

09/25/26 - East Orange VA Inspection: Fire Doors, Sprinkler Testing, Cleanliness Cited; 11 Recommendations, Repeat FindingsOIG

09/25/26 - Albany VA Inspection: Unprotected Patient Health Information, Unclean Rooms and Food/Medication Refrigerators; 4 RecommendationsOIG

09/25/26 - Milwaukee VA Inspection: 1 Recommendation, Test-Result Communication Policy and WorkflowsOIG

09/24/26 - OIG Audit: Community Care Add-On Requests Often Miss 3-Day Standard, Notifications Average 12 Days; About 2.6 Million Requests Reviewed, 6 RecommendationsOIG

09/22/26 - OIG: 435 of 2,210 VA Contract Actions Terminated for Convenience, About $1.1 Billion; Errors Found in Figures Reported to CongressOIG

09/22/26 - OIG Summary: Only 1 of 12 VA Supply-Schedule Nonpharmaceutical Proposals Had Accurate, Complete, Current Commercial Price Disclosures; About $814 Million in Contract ValueOIG

09/14/26 - OIG Inspection of South Texas VA Inpatient Psych Unit: Bed-Availability Reporting Errors, No Formal Involuntary-Commitment Process, Police Recording Issue; 13 RecommendationsOIG

09/14/26 - House VA Committee Democrats: Subpoenas Served on Oracle's Ellison and Sicilia Over VA EHR Contract Ceiling IncreaseHOUSE

09/11/26 - OIG: VA Officials Report 4,712 Severe Occupational Staffing Shortages in FY2026; OIG Did Not Validate ResponsesOIG

09/10/26 - OIG Information-Security Inspection: Lovell Federal Healthcare System Deficient in All 3 High-Risk Control Areas; 7 RecommendationsOIG

09/10/26 - OIG: Fayetteville VA Minor-Construction Projects Hit by Delays of 1 to 7+ Years and Higher Costs After Hotline Complaint; 4 RecommendationsOIG

09/09/26 - OIG Advisory: $25 Billion VA Federal Supply Schedule Relies on Single Vendor-Identified “Tracking Customer” for Price ProtectionOIG

09/08/26 - House Veterans’ Affairs Posts Staff-Oracle Emails: Oracle Accepted EHR Hearing Invitation, Then WithdrewHOUSE

09/04/26 - Tucson (Southern Arizona) VA Inspection: Zero RecommendationsOIG

09/04/26 - Philadelphia VA Inspection: Surveillance-System Problems, Portable Liquid-Nitrogen Tank Storage Cited; 2 RecommendationsOIG

09/04/26 - Salisbury VA Inspection: Cleanliness and Privacy-Curtain Findings; 2 RecommendationsOIG

09/04/26 - Tuscaloosa VA Inspection: Cleaning-Supply Storage and Test-Result Workflows Cited; 2 RecommendationsOIG

09/02/26 - House Veterans’ Affairs Votes 19-0 to Subpoena Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Michael Sicilia Over VA EHR ModernizationHOUSE

09/02/26 - GAO Testimony to House Veterans’ Affairs: VA Has Fully Addressed 4 of 18 EHR Modernization Recommendations; 14 Remain Open as Deployments AccelerateGAO

09/02/26 - OIG Review of Augusta VA Supply Chain: Concerns Raised by VA Secretary and Local Leaders Examined; 7 RecommendationsOIG

09/02/26 - Jackson (Sonny Montgomery) VA Inpatient Psych Inspection: 10 RecommendationsOIG

09/02/26 - Kansas City VA Inpatient Psych Inspection: 8 RecommendationsOIG

09/01/26 - OIG: VA Paid About $11.2 Million for Veterans Crisis Line Backup Services That Were Not Provided; $32.5 Million ContractOIG

08/31/26 - OIG: VBA Did Not Always Follow Law on Disability-Benefit Reductions; At Least $16.9 Million Improperly Paid, 4 RecommendationsOIG

08/31/26 - OIG Substantiates ICU Nursing, Care-Quality and Provider-Staffing Concerns at Columbia (SC) Dorn VA; 7 RecommendationsOIG

08/28/26 - Mountain Home VA (Tennessee) Inspection: 1 Recommendation, Test-Result Communication WorkflowsOIG

08/28/26 - OIG Summary: 11 of 16 VA Drug-Schedule Proposals Had Deficient Commercial Price Disclosures; Reviews Helped Save About $24.7 MillionOIG

08/26/26 - Northern Arizona VA (Prescott) Inspection: No RecommendationsOIG

08/20/26 - OIG Audit: $51.7 Billion Spent From PACT Act Toxic Exposures Fund With Control Weaknesses; 4 RecommendationsOIG

08/14/26 - OIG: Central Virginia VA Psychiatrist and Social Worker Did Not Arrange Safe Inpatient Mental Health Discharge; 6 RecommendationsOIG

08/05/26 - OIG: Of 301,177 Veterans Who Agreed to Post-9/11 TBI Evaluation, 142,270 Did Not Receive It; 3 RecommendationsOIG

06/11/26 - OIG: VA Gave Clinical Staff Generative AI Chat Tools Without Oversight or Safeguards, Creating Patient-Safety Risk; 3 RecommendationsOIG

02/03/26 - OIG Inspects Battle Creek VA: Repeat Environment-of-Care Issues and Test-Result Workflow Gaps CitedOIG

1/27/26 - Task & Purpose: Hacker Posted a Marine Veteran's Health Information OnlineNEWS

1/27/26 - ABC News: VA Nurse Shot and Killed by Federal Agent in Minneapolis: What We KnowNEWS

01/22/26 - Omaha VA Inpatient Mental Health Unit: OIG Finds Environment-of-Care and Staffing Problems; 13 RecommendationsOIG

01/27/26 - OIG: VISN 7 Did Not Hold Dublin, GA VA Leaders Accountable for Fixing Site-Visit Findings (Dec 2021 to Jul 2024); 3 RecommendationsOIG

12/18/25 - VA Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining PPP LoanDOJ

2/16/25 - Orange County Register: Loma Linda VA Community Care Woes Emblematic of Problems Nationwide, Federal Inspector SaysNEWS

02/06/25 - Stars and Stripes: Democratic Senators Urge VA Secretary to Revoke Outside Access to Veterans' Personal InformationNEWS

02/05/25 - New VA Secretary Doug Collins' First Message to Veterans and VA EmployeesVA

1/27/25 - Stars and Stripes: President Fires VA's Top Watchdog Amid Removal of Federal Inspectors GeneralNEWS

11/26/24 - DOJ: VA Nurse Charged With Unlawfully Accessing Veterans' Health Information (Charges Are Allegations)DOJ

4/23/24 - Loma Linda VA: OIG Finds Primary Care Community Care Consults Rose From 183 to 1,626 in a Year; 3 RecommendationsOIG

1/20/21 - Connecting Vets: VA Leadership Changes as a New Acting Secretary Is NamedNEWS

1/20/21 - Connecting Vets: Out With the Old, In With the New Acting Veterans Affairs SecretaryNEWS

11/27/2020 - Norfolk Daily News (Commentary): VA Has Seen a 'Dramatic and Needed Turnaround'NEWS

11/26/20 - NBC Chicago: 27 Veterans Die in COVID-19 Outbreak at Illinois Veterans HomeNEWS

11/21/20 - Military.com: Former VA No. 2 Says He Was Fired for Refusing to Help Discredit an Alleged Sexual Assault VictimNEWS

08/20/20 - OIG: Conflict-of-Interest Allegation Against a VA Medical Center Chief of Staff Not Substantiated; Misuse of VA Email FoundOIG

08/20/20 - CNBC: Former White House Adviser Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Border Wall Fundraising SchemeNEWS

07/22/20 - OIG: VBA's STAR Quality-Review Program Did Not Adequately Catch and Correct Claims Errors; 6 RecommendationsOIG

07/22/20 - OIG: VBA Quality Reviewers Missed Errors in an Estimated 9,900 of 28,400 Claim Reviews (35%)OIG

07/15/20 - MSN: Fired VA Staffer Faces 7 Murder Counts in Insulin Deaths of Veterans at Clarksburg VA (Charges Are Allegations)NEWS

07/15/20 - OIG: VHA Ran 8 Canine Research Studies Without the VA Secretary's Required ApprovalOIG

07/14/20 - KELOLAND: Fired VA Staffer Charged in Insulin Deaths of Veterans (Charges Are Allegations)NEWS

07/08/20 - OIG Administrative Investigation: Former VA Assistant Secretary Steered a $5M Contract; 232 of 17,000 Licenses UsedOIG

06/29/20 - Politico: Veteran's Podcast Draws Administration ScrutinyNEWS

06/23/20 - Air Force Times: President Threatens Prison Terms for Protesters Toppling Statues, Citing Veterans Memorial ProtectionsNEWS

06/19/20 - Yahoo News: VA Employee Charged With Stealing Ventilators and Selling Them on eBay (Charges Are Allegations)NEWS

06/18/20 - White House Archive: Brenda M. Saiz Nominated for U.S. District Judge, District of New MexicoWH

06/16/20 - Stars and Stripes: Lawmakers Want VA to Address Backlog of FOIA Requests From Veterans' AdvocatesNEWS

06/03/20 - Yahoo News: Lawmaker Calls for Gender-Neutral VA MottoNEWS

06/01/20 - Army Times: Protesters Damage VA Headquarters and Several D.C. War MonumentsNEWS

05/28/20 - C-SPAN Video: VA Secretary Testifies on VA's Coronavirus ResponseNEWS

05/25/20 - Bipartisan House Appropriators Ask VA to Remove or Alter Swastika Headstones in VA National CemeteriesHOUSE

05/12/20 - DOJ: Former VA Doctor Indicted on 7 Civil Rights Counts (Allegations; Presumed Innocent)DOJ

05/12/20 - WTOP: VA Pushes Back Against Criticism for Use of Controversial DrugNEWS

05/07/20 - Fox News: VA Secretary Says Democratic Senators Are 'Looking for a Scapegoat' for Deaths in State-Run FacilitiesNEWS

05/06/20 - Townhall (Opinion): House Speaker Accused of Endangering Veterans by Keeping the House Out of SessionNEWS

04/30/20 - VA Says Veteran Trust in VA Health Care Topped 90% for the First TimeVA

04/29/20 - OIG: Milwaukee VA Imaging Service Found Radiology Report Manipulation and Leadership Failures; 8 RecommendationsOIG

04/27/20 - Washington Examiner (Op-Ed): The President and VeteransNEWS

04/21/20 - FOX 10 Phoenix: Nurse Salutes Fellow Veteran Who Died From COVID-19 at Manatee Memorial HospitalNEWS

04/20/20 - Coronavirus Response and Veterans: Political Debate (Bing News Search Link; No Single Source)NEWS

04/16/20 - Yahoo News: VA Gets New Acting No. 2 Official After Predecessor's FiringNEWS

04/09/20 - Item Pending Verification: Whistleblower Harassment Report (Name Withheld; No Source Linked)PENDING

04/02/20 - WHSV: Former VA Doctor in West Virginia Accused of Incapacitating and Molesting Patient (Allegations)NEWS

03/23/20 - Deficient Staffing and Competencies in Sterile Processing Services at the VA Black Hills Healthcare System, Fort Meade Campus, South DakotaOIG

2/4/20 - Concern Regarding a Patient Death and Alleged Conflicts of Interest at the VA Western Colorado Health Care System, Grand JunctionOIG

01/01/20 - The Star (Florida, Archived): Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act Claims Now Being DeterminedNEWS

07/17/18 - OIG: VA Ordered an Estimated 19,800 Unwarranted Disability Reexams Nationwide, About $100.6M Over 5 YearsOIG

12/15/19 - Archived VA Headlines (oawp.org) Entry: Name Withheld Pending an Official SourceARCHIVE

12/15/19 - Archived VA Headlines (oawp.org) Entry: Name Withheld Pending an Official SourceARCHIVE

12/14/19 - Fox News Video: 'New Audit Details Major Issues at the Department of Veterans Affairs'NEWS

11/11/19 - Archived VA Headlines (oawp.org) Entry: Name Withheld Pending an Official SourceARCHIVE

11/11/19 - Archived VA Headlines (oawp.org) Entry: Name Withheld Pending an Official SourceARCHIVE

11/11/19 - Archived VA Headlines (oawp.org) Entry: Name Withheld Pending an Official SourceARCHIVE

11/11/19 - Archived VA Headlines (oawp.org) Entry: Name Withheld Pending an Official SourceARCHIVE

11/5/19 - Military.com: 'The VA Office Created to Protect Whistleblowers Is a Sham...'NEWS

11/4/19 - MeriTalk: VA Looking at Robotic Process Automation for ContractingNEWS

10/30/19 - OIG: Taxpayers Paid an Estimated $602M More Government-Wide Over Two Years Under Supply-Schedule Drug Price PracticeOIG

10/30/19 - "Lawmakers have ‘no confidence’ in VA’s whistleblower protection office"NEWS

10/29/19 - Government Executive: After Scathing Report, VA Faces Criticism for Not Improving Whistleblower Protection Office More QuicklyNEWS

10/28/19 - Washington Post: Federal Employee Union President Takes Leave Amid Investigation (Allegations)NEWS

10/28/19 - Government Executive: OPM Tells Agencies to Press Forward With Efforts to Limit Federal UnionsNEWS

10/24/19 - OIG: VA's Whistleblower Protection Office (OAWP) Fell Short in Implementing the 2017 Accountability Act; 22 RecommendationsOIG

10/21/19 - The deaths from the second half of 2017 through July 2018, at Clarksburg VA Medical Center, initially found to be of natural causes, are now being investigated as Homicides.NEWS

10/20/19 - News and Sentinel (Editorial): Cutting VA's Budget May Wake Them UpNEWS

10/18/19 - Veterans Personal Info Mishandled by the department of Veterans’ affairsNEWS

10/18/19 - Army Times: Former VA Secretary Details Dysfunction and Chaos Within the AdministrationNEWS

10/17/19 - News and Sentinel (Archived): Lawsuit Says Person of Interest in Clarksburg VA Deaths Was Not Certified (Allegations)NEWS

10/15/19 - Federal Times: VA Fails at Workforce Planning Due to Leadership TurnoverNEWS

10/10/19 - GAO: VA, VHA and VBA Have Not Fully Adopted Succession-Planning Practices for Senior LeadersGAO

10/14/19 - Washington Times: Executive Orders Curtail Union Business on Taxpayer TimeNEWS

10/11/19 - CBS Pittsburgh: Person of Interest in Suspicious Deaths at West Virginia VA Hospital Reportedly IdentifiedNEWS

10/11/19 - Yahoo News: Congress Sparks Veterans' Ire With Mortgage Fee HikeNEWS

10/10/19 - Ex-Marine sues 3M for selling defective earplugs to militaryNEWS

02/28/19 - GAO: VA Hospitals Sometimes Overlooked Providers' Adverse-Action Records When Hiring; 57 Providers Reviewed, 7 RecommendationsGAO

10/7/19 - Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers failed to perform opioid checks prior to prescription to VeteransNEWS

10/5/19 - Washington Post: Inside the Investigation Into Suspicious Insulin Deaths at a West Virginia VA HospitalNEWS

10/5/19 - Military Times: More Concerns Over Whistleblower Protections at VANEWS

10/4/19 - Marine Corps Times: Defense Department to Tighten Data Security After Settlement With Veterans GroupNEWS

10/1/19 - Military.com: Will VA Really Share Your Personal Medical Info Without Permission?NEWS

09/29/19 - Albuquerque VA Regional Office Whistleblower Retaliation Concern (No Source Linked; Pending Verification)PENDING

9/27/19 - Presidential Proclamation: Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 2019WH

9/26/19 - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: VA Doctor Charged With Manslaughter to Stay in Jail (Charges Are Allegations)NEWS

9/26/19 - THV11: Silver Alert Issued for Man Missing From Arkansas VA HospitalNEWS

9/26/19 - Military.com: VA Misses Deadline for Expanding Caregiver Program, Sets New TargetNEWS

9/26/19 - Military Times: Lawmaker Demands Overhaul of VA Anti-Harassment Policies After Staffer Reports Assault at Veterans HospitalNEWS

9/25/19 - The Hill: Veterans Groups Urge VA to Follow Through on ReformsNEWS

9/25/19 - Department of Veterans’ affairs Employee pleads Guilty to taking Bribes (16 counts)NEWS

9/25/19 - VA hospital worker offered to sell the personal data of (Veterans, their dependents and employees) for $100,000, pleads guilty.NEWS

9/23/19 - OIG: VA Clinicians Did Not Check State Drug-Monitoring Databases for 567,000 of 779,000 Patients Prescribed Opioids (73%)OIG

9/23/19 - OIG: New Mexico VA Gastroenterology Review: Endoscope Precleaning Allegations Not Substantiated; 13 RecommendationsOIG

9/23/19 - Montgomery Advertiser: Montgomery VA Leadership Changes, National Review PendingNEWS

9/23/19 - Veteran exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune suffers skin lesions, loses legs and teethNEWS

9/21/19 - Montgomery Advertiser: Central Alabama VA Leadership Review (Same Report as Above)NEWS

9/21/19 - USA Today: What We Know About Veterans Who Died at the Clarksburg VA Medical CenterNEWS

9/20/19 - Daily Caller: VA Whistleblower Protection Office Accused of Keeping a 'Hit List' (Allegations)NEWS

9/20/19 - Veterans Affairs 'Should be Begging' for Oversight, Lawmakers Say as They Fight Congressional Office EvictionsNEWS

09/19/19 - OIG: Boston VA Regional Office Supervisor Incorrectly Processed 33 of 55 Sampled Work Items; About $117,300 ImproperOIG

9/20/19 - MyNorthwest (Archived): Fourth Patient Named in Probe of West Virginia Veterans Hospital DeathsNEWS

9/19/19 - OIG: Care Deficiencies May Have Contributed to a Veteran's Death on Philadelphia VA Behavioral Health Unit; Issue Brief InaccurateOIG

9/19/19 - OIG: Philadelphia VA Issue Brief Inaccurate and Root Cause Analysis Noncompliant After Unit 7E Patient DeathOIG

09/10/19 - Former Union Local Treasurer Sentenced to 2 Years for Embezzling at Least $82,000 in Union FundsDOJ

9/18/19 - ABC News: Former Nurse Charged With Allegedly Stealing Morphine From Dying Veterans (Charges Are Allegations)NEWS

9/17/19 - NBER Working Paper w26264: VA Opioid Prescribing and Veteran Overdose RatesNEWS

9/17/19 - Washington Post: Ant Infestation Report Pushes VA to Make ChangesNEWS

9/17/19 - The Hill: Lawmaker Seeks Answers on Alleged Retaliation at VANEWS

9/17/19 - OIG: Sole-Source Contracting at VA Regional Procurement Office East Needs Improvement; $14.2M Awarded Without Required ApprovalOIG

9/16/19 - Washington Post: How VA Failed to Stop a Pathologist Who Misdiagnosed CasesNEWS

9/15/19 - YouTube Video: Exchange Between a Veteran Seeking Care and a Former House VA Committee Member Running for PresidentNEWS

9/14/19 - Newsweek: VA Moves Lawmakers' Offices Out of VA Facilities, Sparking CriticismNEWS

9/13/19 - WSB-TV: Woman Says Her Father Was Bitten by Ants Before His Death at a VA Medical CenterNEWS

9/12/19 - OIG: Security Risk Level Set Too Low for VA's Beneficiary Fiduciary Field System; 4 RecommendationsOIG

9/12/19 - NBC News Video: VA May Have to Pay Billions in Reimbursements for Veterans' BillsNEWS

9/11/19 - Veteran spends 5 years overturning an ‘error of complacency’ within the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran’s Benefits AdministrationNEWS

9/11/19 - OIG Report 17-04966-201: VBA Unwarranted Medical Reexaminations for Disability BenefitsOIG

9/11/19 - CBS Baltimore: Former Maryland Union Treasurer Sentenced to 2 Years for Embezzling $82KNEWS

9/11/19 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Silver Alert Issued for Veteran Last Seen at Milwaukee VA HospitalNEWS

9/10/19 - Lawmaker blasts VA for 'second chance' given to VA doctor found drunk on the jobNEWS

9/10/19 - USA Today: Clarksburg VA Hospital Insulin Deaths Draw More ScrutinyNEWS

9/9/19 - Congress has only three weeks to avert another government shutdownNEWS

9/9/19 - Omaha VA Employee sentenced for viewing coworkers’ VA Medical RecordsNEWS

9/6/19 - The Veteran Suicide Crises and it’s HistoryNEWS

9/6/19 - Whistleblower says lab delays could've hurt patients at Memphis VA Medical CenterNEWS

08/28/19 - OIG: Gulf Coast VA (Biloxi) Leaders' Oversight of a Former Surgeon; Concerns Confirmed for 2 of 5 Patients, 18 RecommendationsOIG

7/22/19 - Albuquerque Journal (Archived Op-Ed): Call for Urgent Veterans Affairs ReformNEWS

4/16/19 - Government Executive: New VA Whistleblower Protection Office Under Investigation for Retaliating Against WhistleblowersNEWS

07/17/18 - OIG: VA Ordered an Estimated 19,800 Unwarranted Disability Reexams Nationwide, About $100.6M Over 5 Years (Report 17-04966-201)OIG

- Item Pending Verification (Name Withheld; No Source Linked)PENDING

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10/29/26 - CHICAGO VA: OUTSIDE-CARE SCHEDULING 3X OVER VA'S 7-DAY RULE, AND CLIMBING10/29/26 - SALT LAKE CITY VA: OVER HALF OF SURVEYED STAFF SAY CULTURE ISN'T HEADED THE RIGHT WAY10/26/26 - $1.9 BILLION IN VA VISITS MISSING FROM BILLING-REVIEW REPORTS, OIG FINDS10/22/26 - PHOENIX VA: 2,224 LAB RESULTS UNFINALIZED FOR 100+ DAYS10/21/26 - NEARLY 4 IN 10 VA SCAR RATINGS HAD ERRORS, OIG ESTIMATES10/19/26 - BALTIMORE VA: 49 DAYS TO SCHEDULE OUTSIDE CARE; STAFF CITE DEAD PANIC ALARMS, A MISSED KNIFE10/19/26 - ANCHORAGE PROVIDER PLEADS GUILTY: FAKE SOCIAL WORKER CREDENTIAL, 2,833 FALSE VA CLAIMS10/22/26 - Spine surgeon took $379K in sham "consulting" fees to use one company's implants. No prison.10/19/26 - VA Home Loan Servicer Village Capital to Pay Over $500,000 to Resolve Allegations It Violated Servicemembers’ Rate-Cap Rights; Justice Dept Alleges False Delinquency Reports to VA10/08/26 - OIG Roll-Up of 10 Inpatient Mental Health Inspections: Discharge Instructions Full of Jargon, Risk-Benefit Talks Before New Meds Not Documented; 3 Recommendations10/06/26 - Eastern Colorado VA: Breast Biopsy Consult Went Incomplete After Abnormal Mammogram, Primary Care Follow-Up Not Documented; Patient Later Found With Metastatic Disease, OIG Finds10/06/26 - Pittsburgh VA Inspection: Care-Area and Storeroom Cleanliness, Medical Equipment Testing, Pharmaceutical Waste Containers, Power-Strip Safety; 4 Recommendations09/30/26 - GAO: Over 31,000 Harassment-Related Incidents Reported at VA Medical Centers FY2020–2025; VA Has No Systemwide Measure of Actual Prevalence09/30/26 - Middleton VA (Madison, WI) Inspection: Test-Result Communication Policy and Workflows Cited; 2 Recommendations09/30/26 - Central Virginia VA (Richmond) Inspection: Test-Result Communication Policy and Workflows Cited; 2 Recommendations
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09/30/26 - 6,488 veterans died by suicide in 2024, 17.7 a day, VA's 2026 annual report says

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VA Headlines card: $26,696 in Yellow Ribbon GI Bill overpayments at George Washington University, VA OIG found. VBA recouped what GWU owed VA. VA OIG report 26-02655-240, Nov 4, 2026.

11/04/26 - $26,696 IN GI BILL OVERPAYMENTS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON U., VA WATCHDOG FINDSOIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG report 26-02655-240

VA Headlines card: $41,666 in PPP loans, a former VA employee got probation for wire fraud. Loans forgiven on a false payroll claim, DOJ says. USAO District of Massachusetts, Oct 30, 2026.

11/03/26 - FORMER VA EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR $41,666 PPP LOAN FRAUDDOJNEW

Official source: U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts

VA Headlines card: $379,000 in sham consulting fees paid to a spine surgeon to use one company's implants, USAO District of Massachusetts, Oct 22, 2026

11/03/26 - $379,000 IN SHAM FEES: SPINE SURGEON AND DISTRIBUTOR SENTENCEDDOJNEW

Official source: U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts

VA Headlines card: 14 years in prison for a $30M+ Medicare, TRICARE and CHAMPVA fraud scheme, DOJ, Oct 9, 2026

11/03/26 - 14 YEARS FOR $30M MEDICARE, TRICARE AND CHAMPVA FRAUDDOJNEW

Official source: DOJ Office of Public Affairs

VA Headlines card: 55%, how often Big Spring VA told patients of abnormal PSA results on time, VA OIG report 26-00040-285

11/03/26 - BIG SPRING VA: ABNORMAL PSA RESULTS SHARED ON TIME JUST 55%OIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG report 26-00040-285

VA Headlines card: $315M, CVS settles allegations over opioid prescriptions billed to federal programs. DOJ, Oct 13, 2026. No liability determined.

11/03/26 - CVS TO PAY $315M TO SETTLE OPIOID PRESCRIPTION ALLEGATIONSDOJNEW

Official source: DOJ Office of Public Affairs

VA Headlines card: 3 fixes at the Truman VA psych unit in Columbia, Missouri, after a nurse blew the whistle, OSC case DI-25-001246

11/03/26 - NURSE BLOWS THE WHISTLE, TRUMAN VA FIXES PSYCH ADMISSIONSOSCNEW

Official source: OSC file DI-25-001246

VA Headlines card: 6,488 veterans died by suicide in 2024, and 62% weren't in VA care, VA says. Veterans Crisis Line: 988, press 1.

11/03/26 - 6,488 VETERAN SUICIDES IN 2024: 62% WERE OUTSIDE VA CAREVANEW

Official source: VA annual report, Sept 30, 2026

Minnesota fraud surge card, VA OIG and Justice Department, November 2026

11/02/26 - $29.1M IN NEW MINNESOTA FRAUD CHARGES; VA OIG HELPS IN ALLEGED $10M CASEDOJNEW

Official source: VA OIG investigative update

Chicago VA community care wait times card: scheduling took about 25 days vs. VA's 7-day standard, VA OIG inspection 26-00063-07

10/29/26 - CHICAGO VA: OUTSIDE-CARE SCHEDULING 3X OVER VA'S 7-DAY RULE, AND CLIMBINGOIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG report 26-00063-07

Salt Lake City VA inspection card: most staff surveyed by VA OIG disagreed the culture is headed the right way, report 26-00685-08

10/29/26 - SALT LAKE CITY VA: OVER HALF OF SURVEYED STAFF SAY CULTURE ISN'T HEADED THE RIGHT WAYOIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG report 26-00685-08

VA billing audit card: about 985,000 encounters worth $1.9 billion missing from VA billing-review reports, VA OIG audit 25-00148-252

10/26/26 - $1.9 BILLION IN VA VISITS MISSING FROM BILLING-REVIEW REPORTS, OIG FINDSOIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG audit 25-00148-252

Phoenix VA lab results backlog card: 2,224 send-out lab results unfinalized for over 100 days, Office of Special Counsel file DI-25-001991

10/22/26 - PHOENIX VA: 2,224 LAB RESULTS UNFINALIZED FOR 100+ DAYSOSCNEW

Official source: OSC file DI-25-001991

VA painful scar rating errors card: OIG estimated nearly 4 in 10 scar disability decisions had errors, VA OIG report 25-03303-266

10/21/26 - NEARLY 4 IN 10 VA SCAR RATINGS HAD ERRORS, OIG ESTIMATESOIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG report 25-03303-266

Baltimore VA Maryland inspection card: 49-day community care scheduling, panic alarms and clinic security concerns, VA OIG report 26-00044-209

10/19/26 - BALTIMORE VA: 49 DAYS TO SCHEDULE OUTSIDE CARE; STAFF CITE DEAD PANIC ALARMS, A MISSED KNIFEOIGNEW

Official source: VA OIG report 26-00044-209

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11/02/26 - $29.1M in newly charged benefits fraud in DOJ's Minnesota surge

10/28/26 - VA's other backlog: family caregiver decision reviews averaged about 416 days, OIG finds

10/22/26 - Spine surgeon took $379K in sham "consulting" fees to use one company's implants. No prison.DOJ

10/22/26 - ~2,224 Phoenix VA lab results 100+ days old sat unfinalized, VA told OSC; backlog ran ~2.5 years before lab leaders knew

10/19/26 - VA Home Loan Servicer Village Capital to Pay Over $500,000 to Resolve Allegations It Violated Servicemembers’ Rate-Cap Rights; Justice Dept Alleges False Delinquency Reports to VADOJ

10/08/26 - OIG Roll-Up of 10 Inpatient Mental Health Inspections: Discharge Instructions Full of Jargon, Risk-Benefit Talks Before New Meds Not Documented; 3 RecommendationsOIG

10/06/26 - Eastern Colorado VA: Breast Biopsy Consult Went Incomplete After Abnormal Mammogram, Primary Care Follow-Up Not Documented; Patient Later Found With Metastatic Disease, OIG FindsOIG

10/06/26 - Pittsburgh VA Inspection: Care-Area and Storeroom Cleanliness, Medical Equipment Testing, Pharmaceutical Waste Containers, Power-Strip Safety; 4 RecommendationsOIG

09/30/26 - GAO: Over 31,000 Harassment-Related Incidents Reported at VA Medical Centers FY2020–2025; VA Has No Systemwide Measure of Actual PrevalenceGAO

09/30/26 - Middleton VA (Madison, WI) Inspection: Test-Result Communication Policy and Workflows Cited; 2 RecommendationsOIG

09/30/26 - Central Virginia VA (Richmond) Inspection: Test-Result Communication Policy and Workflows Cited; 2 RecommendationsOIG

09/25/26 - East Orange VA Inspection: Fire Doors, Sprinkler Testing, Cleanliness Cited; 11 Recommendations, Repeat FindingsOIG

09/25/26 - Albany VA Inspection: Unprotected Patient Health Information, Unclean Rooms and Food/Medication Refrigerators; 4 RecommendationsOIG

09/25/26 - Milwaukee VA Inspection: 1 Recommendation, Test-Result Communication Policy and WorkflowsOIG

09/24/26 - OIG Audit: Community Care Add-On Requests Often Miss 3-Day Standard, Notifications Average 12 Days; About 2.6 Million Requests Reviewed, 6 RecommendationsOIG

09/22/26 - OIG: 435 of 2,210 VA Contract Actions Terminated for Convenience, About $1.1 Billion; Errors Found in Figures Reported to CongressOIG

09/22/26 - OIG Summary: Only 1 of 12 VA Supply-Schedule Nonpharmaceutical Proposals Had Accurate, Complete, Current Commercial Price Disclosures; About $814 Million in Contract ValueOIG

09/14/26 - OIG Inspection of South Texas VA Inpatient Psych Unit: Bed-Availability Reporting Errors, No Formal Involuntary-Commitment Process, Police Recording Issue; 13 RecommendationsOIG

09/14/26 - House VA Committee Democrats: Subpoenas Served on Oracle's Ellison and Sicilia Over VA EHR Contract Ceiling IncreaseHOUSE

09/11/26 - OIG: VA Officials Report 4,712 Severe Occupational Staffing Shortages in FY2026; OIG Did Not Validate ResponsesOIG

09/10/26 - OIG Information-Security Inspection: Lovell Federal Healthcare System Deficient in All 3 High-Risk Control Areas; 7 RecommendationsOIG

09/10/26 - OIG: Fayetteville VA Minor-Construction Projects Hit by Delays of 1 to 7+ Years and Higher Costs After Hotline Complaint; 4 RecommendationsOIG

09/09/26 - OIG Advisory: $25 Billion VA Federal Supply Schedule Relies on Single Vendor-Identified “Tracking Customer” for Price ProtectionOIG

09/08/26 - House Veterans’ Affairs Posts Staff-Oracle Emails: Oracle Accepted EHR Hearing Invitation, Then WithdrewHOUSE

09/04/26 - Tucson (Southern Arizona) VA Inspection: Zero RecommendationsOIG

09/04/26 - Philadelphia VA Inspection: Surveillance-System Problems, Portable Liquid-Nitrogen Tank Storage Cited; 2 RecommendationsOIG

09/04/26 - Salisbury VA Inspection: Cleanliness and Privacy-Curtain Findings; 2 RecommendationsOIG

09/04/26 - Tuscaloosa VA Inspection: Cleaning-Supply Storage and Test-Result Workflows Cited; 2 RecommendationsOIG

09/02/26 - House Veterans’ Affairs Votes 19-0 to Subpoena Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Michael Sicilia Over VA EHR ModernizationHOUSE

09/02/26 - GAO Testimony to House Veterans’ Affairs: VA Has Fully Addressed 4 of 18 EHR Modernization Recommendations; 14 Remain Open as Deployments AccelerateGAO

09/02/26 - OIG Review of Augusta VA Supply Chain: Concerns Raised by VA Secretary and Local Leaders Examined; 7 RecommendationsOIG

09/02/26 - Jackson (Sonny Montgomery) VA Inpatient Psych Inspection: 10 RecommendationsOIG

09/02/26 - Kansas City VA Inpatient Psych Inspection: 8 RecommendationsOIG

09/01/26 - OIG: VA Paid About $11.2 Million for Veterans Crisis Line Backup Services That Were Not Provided; $32.5 Million ContractOIG

08/31/26 - OIG: VBA Did Not Always Follow Law on Disability-Benefit Reductions; At Least $16.9 Million Improperly Paid, 4 RecommendationsOIG

08/31/26 - OIG Substantiates ICU Nursing, Care-Quality and Provider-Staffing Concerns at Columbia (SC) Dorn VA; 7 RecommendationsOIG

08/28/26 - Mountain Home VA (Tennessee) Inspection: 1 Recommendation, Test-Result Communication WorkflowsOIG

08/28/26 - OIG Summary: 11 of 16 VA Drug-Schedule Proposals Had Deficient Commercial Price Disclosures; Reviews Helped Save About $24.7 MillionOIG

08/26/26 - Northern Arizona VA (Prescott) Inspection: No RecommendationsOIG

08/20/26 - OIG Audit: $51.7 Billion Spent From PACT Act Toxic Exposures Fund With Control Weaknesses; 4 RecommendationsOIG

08/14/26 - OIG: Central Virginia VA Psychiatrist and Social Worker Did Not Arrange Safe Inpatient Mental Health Discharge; 6 RecommendationsOIG

08/05/26 - OIG: Of 301,177 Veterans Who Agreed to Post-9/11 TBI Evaluation, 142,270 Did Not Receive It; 3 RecommendationsOIG

06/11/26 - OIG: VA Gave Clinical Staff Generative AI Chat Tools Without Oversight or Safeguards, Creating Patient-Safety Risk; 3 RecommendationsOIG

02/03/26 - OIG Inspects Battle Creek VA: Repeat Environment-of-Care Issues and Test-Result Workflow Gaps CitedOIG

1/27/26 - Task & Purpose: Hacker Posted a Marine Veteran's Health Information OnlineNEWS

1/27/26 - ABC News: VA Nurse Shot and Killed by Federal Agent in Minneapolis: What We KnowNEWS

01/22/26 - Omaha VA Inpatient Mental Health Unit: OIG Finds Environment-of-Care and Staffing Problems; 13 RecommendationsOIG

01/27/26 - OIG: VISN 7 Did Not Hold Dublin, GA VA Leaders Accountable for Fixing Site-Visit Findings (Dec 2021 to Jul 2024); 3 RecommendationsOIG

12/18/25 - VA Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining PPP LoanDOJ

2/16/25 - Orange County Register: Loma Linda VA Community Care Woes Emblematic of Problems Nationwide, Federal Inspector SaysNEWS

02/06/25 - Stars and Stripes: Democratic Senators Urge VA Secretary to Revoke Outside Access to Veterans' Personal InformationNEWS

02/05/25 - New VA Secretary Doug Collins' First Message to Veterans and VA EmployeesVA

1/27/25 - Stars and Stripes: President Fires VA's Top Watchdog Amid Removal of Federal Inspectors GeneralNEWS

11/26/24 - DOJ: VA Nurse Charged With Unlawfully Accessing Veterans' Health Information (Charges Are Allegations)DOJ

4/23/24 - Loma Linda VA: OIG Finds Primary Care Community Care Consults Rose From 183 to 1,626 in a Year; 3 RecommendationsOIG

1/20/21 - Connecting Vets: VA Leadership Changes as a New Acting Secretary Is NamedNEWS

1/20/21 - Connecting Vets: Out With the Old, In With the New Acting Veterans Affairs SecretaryNEWS

11/27/2020 - Norfolk Daily News (Commentary): VA Has Seen a 'Dramatic and Needed Turnaround'NEWS

11/26/20 - NBC Chicago: 27 Veterans Die in COVID-19 Outbreak at Illinois Veterans HomeNEWS

11/21/20 - Military.com: Former VA No. 2 Says He Was Fired for Refusing to Help Discredit an Alleged Sexual Assault VictimNEWS

08/20/20 - OIG: Conflict-of-Interest Allegation Against a VA Medical Center Chief of Staff Not Substantiated; Misuse of VA Email FoundOIG

08/20/20 - CNBC: Former White House Adviser Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Border Wall Fundraising SchemeNEWS

07/22/20 - OIG: VBA's STAR Quality-Review Program Did Not Adequately Catch and Correct Claims Errors; 6 RecommendationsOIG

07/22/20 - OIG: VBA Quality Reviewers Missed Errors in an Estimated 9,900 of 28,400 Claim Reviews (35%)OIG

07/15/20 - MSN: Fired VA Staffer Faces 7 Murder Counts in Insulin Deaths of Veterans at Clarksburg VA (Charges Are Allegations)NEWS

07/15/20 - OIG: VHA Ran 8 Canine Research Studies Without the VA Secretary's Required ApprovalOIG

07/14/20 - KELOLAND: Fired VA Staffer Charged in Insulin Deaths of Veterans (Charges Are Allegations)NEWS

07/08/20 - OIG Administrative Investigation: Former VA Assistant Secretary Steered a $5M Contract; 232 of 17,000 Licenses UsedOIG

06/29/20 - Politico: Veteran's Podcast Draws Administration ScrutinyNEWS

06/23/20 - Air Force Times: President Threatens Prison Terms for Protesters Toppling Statues, Citing Veterans Memorial ProtectionsNEWS

06/19/20 - Yahoo News: VA Employee Charged With Stealing Ventilators and Selling Them on eBay (Charges Are Allegations)NEWS

06/18/20 - White House Archive: Brenda M. Saiz Nominated for U.S. District Judge, District of New MexicoWH

06/16/20 - Stars and Stripes: Lawmakers Want VA to Address Backlog of FOIA Requests From Veterans' AdvocatesNEWS

06/03/20 - Yahoo News: Lawmaker Calls for Gender-Neutral VA MottoNEWS

06/01/20 - Army Times: Protesters Damage VA Headquarters and Several D.C. War MonumentsNEWS

05/28/20 - C-SPAN Video: VA Secretary Testifies on VA's Coronavirus ResponseNEWS

05/25/20 - Bipartisan House Appropriators Ask VA to Remove or Alter Swastika Headstones in VA National CemeteriesHOUSE

05/12/20 - DOJ: Former VA Doctor Indicted on 7 Civil Rights Counts (Allegations; Presumed Innocent)DOJ

05/12/20 - WTOP: VA Pushes Back Against Criticism for Use of Controversial DrugNEWS

05/07/20 - Fox News: VA Secretary Says Democratic Senators Are 'Looking for a Scapegoat' for Deaths in State-Run FacilitiesNEWS

05/06/20 - Townhall (Opinion): House Speaker Accused of Endangering Veterans by Keeping the House Out of SessionNEWS

04/30/20 - VA Says Veteran Trust in VA Health Care Topped 90% for the First TimeVA

04/29/20 - OIG: Milwaukee VA Imaging Service Found Radiology Report Manipulation and Leadership Failures; 8 RecommendationsOIG

04/27/20 - Washington Examiner (Op-Ed): The President and VeteransNEWS

04/21/20 - FOX 10 Phoenix: Nurse Salutes Fellow Veteran Who Died From COVID-19 at Manatee Memorial HospitalNEWS

04/20/20 - Coronavirus Response and Veterans: Political Debate (Bing News Search Link; No Single Source)NEWS

04/16/20 - Yahoo News: VA Gets New Acting No. 2 Official After Predecessor's FiringNEWS

04/09/20 - Item Pending Verification: Whistleblower Harassment Report (Name Withheld; No Source Linked)PENDING

04/02/20 - WHSV: Former VA Doctor in West Virginia Accused of Incapacitating and Molesting Patient (Allegations)NEWS

03/23/20 - Deficient Staffing and Competencies in Sterile Processing Services at the VA Black Hills Healthcare System, Fort Meade Campus, South DakotaOIG

2/4/20 - Concern Regarding a Patient Death and Alleged Conflicts of Interest at the VA Western Colorado Health Care System, Grand JunctionOIG

01/01/20 - The Star (Florida, Archived): Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act Claims Now Being DeterminedNEWS

07/17/18 - OIG: VA Ordered an Estimated 19,800 Unwarranted Disability Reexams Nationwide, About $100.6M Over 5 YearsOIG

12/15/19 - Archived VA Headlines (oawp.org) Entry: Name Withheld Pending an Official SourceARCHIVE

12/15/19 - Archived VA Headlines (oawp.org) Entry: Name Withheld Pending an Official SourceARCHIVE

12/14/19 - Fox News Video: 'New Audit Details Major Issues at the Department of Veterans Affairs'NEWS

11/11/19 - Archived VA Headlines (oawp.org) Entry: Name Withheld Pending an Official SourceARCHIVE

11/11/19 - Archived VA Headlines (oawp.org) Entry: Name Withheld Pending an Official SourceARCHIVE

11/11/19 - Archived VA Headlines (oawp.org) Entry: Name Withheld Pending an Official SourceARCHIVE

11/11/19 - Archived VA Headlines (oawp.org) Entry: Name Withheld Pending an Official SourceARCHIVE

11/5/19 - Military.com: 'The VA Office Created to Protect Whistleblowers Is a Sham...'NEWS

11/4/19 - MeriTalk: VA Looking at Robotic Process Automation for ContractingNEWS

10/30/19 - OIG: Taxpayers Paid an Estimated $602M More Government-Wide Over Two Years Under Supply-Schedule Drug Price PracticeOIG

10/30/19 - "Lawmakers have ‘no confidence’ in VA’s whistleblower protection office"NEWS

10/29/19 - Government Executive: After Scathing Report, VA Faces Criticism for Not Improving Whistleblower Protection Office More QuicklyNEWS

10/28/19 - Washington Post: Federal Employee Union President Takes Leave Amid Investigation (Allegations)NEWS

10/28/19 - Government Executive: OPM Tells Agencies to Press Forward With Efforts to Limit Federal UnionsNEWS

10/24/19 - OIG: VA's Whistleblower Protection Office (OAWP) Fell Short in Implementing the 2017 Accountability Act; 22 RecommendationsOIG

10/21/19 - The deaths from the second half of 2017 through July 2018, at Clarksburg VA Medical Center, initially found to be of natural causes, are now being investigated as Homicides.NEWS

10/20/19 - News and Sentinel (Editorial): Cutting VA's Budget May Wake Them UpNEWS

10/18/19 - Veterans Personal Info Mishandled by the department of Veterans’ affairsNEWS

10/18/19 - Army Times: Former VA Secretary Details Dysfunction and Chaos Within the AdministrationNEWS

10/17/19 - News and Sentinel (Archived): Lawsuit Says Person of Interest in Clarksburg VA Deaths Was Not Certified (Allegations)NEWS

10/15/19 - Federal Times: VA Fails at Workforce Planning Due to Leadership TurnoverNEWS

10/10/19 - GAO: VA, VHA and VBA Have Not Fully Adopted Succession-Planning Practices for Senior LeadersGAO

10/14/19 - Washington Times: Executive Orders Curtail Union Business on Taxpayer TimeNEWS

10/11/19 - CBS Pittsburgh: Person of Interest in Suspicious Deaths at West Virginia VA Hospital Reportedly IdentifiedNEWS

10/11/19 - Yahoo News: Congress Sparks Veterans' Ire With Mortgage Fee HikeNEWS

10/10/19 - Ex-Marine sues 3M for selling defective earplugs to militaryNEWS

02/28/19 - GAO: VA Hospitals Sometimes Overlooked Providers' Adverse-Action Records When Hiring; 57 Providers Reviewed, 7 RecommendationsGAO

10/7/19 - Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers failed to perform opioid checks prior to prescription to VeteransNEWS

10/5/19 - Washington Post: Inside the Investigation Into Suspicious Insulin Deaths at a West Virginia VA HospitalNEWS

10/5/19 - Military Times: More Concerns Over Whistleblower Protections at VANEWS

10/4/19 - Marine Corps Times: Defense Department to Tighten Data Security After Settlement With Veterans GroupNEWS

10/1/19 - Military.com: Will VA Really Share Your Personal Medical Info Without Permission?NEWS

09/29/19 - Albuquerque VA Regional Office Whistleblower Retaliation Concern (No Source Linked; Pending Verification)PENDING

9/27/19 - Presidential Proclamation: Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 2019WH

9/26/19 - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: VA Doctor Charged With Manslaughter to Stay in Jail (Charges Are Allegations)NEWS

9/26/19 - THV11: Silver Alert Issued for Man Missing From Arkansas VA HospitalNEWS

9/26/19 - Military.com: VA Misses Deadline for Expanding Caregiver Program, Sets New TargetNEWS

9/26/19 - Military Times: Lawmaker Demands Overhaul of VA Anti-Harassment Policies After Staffer Reports Assault at Veterans HospitalNEWS

9/25/19 - The Hill: Veterans Groups Urge VA to Follow Through on ReformsNEWS

9/25/19 - Department of Veterans’ affairs Employee pleads Guilty to taking Bribes (16 counts)NEWS

9/25/19 - VA hospital worker offered to sell the personal data of (Veterans, their dependents and employees) for $100,000, pleads guilty.NEWS

9/23/19 - OIG: VA Clinicians Did Not Check State Drug-Monitoring Databases for 567,000 of 779,000 Patients Prescribed Opioids (73%)OIG

9/23/19 - OIG: New Mexico VA Gastroenterology Review: Endoscope Precleaning Allegations Not Substantiated; 13 RecommendationsOIG

9/23/19 - Montgomery Advertiser: Montgomery VA Leadership Changes, National Review PendingNEWS

9/23/19 - Veteran exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune suffers skin lesions, loses legs and teethNEWS

9/21/19 - Montgomery Advertiser: Central Alabama VA Leadership Review (Same Report as Above)NEWS

9/21/19 - USA Today: What We Know About Veterans Who Died at the Clarksburg VA Medical CenterNEWS

9/20/19 - Daily Caller: VA Whistleblower Protection Office Accused of Keeping a 'Hit List' (Allegations)NEWS

9/20/19 - Veterans Affairs 'Should be Begging' for Oversight, Lawmakers Say as They Fight Congressional Office EvictionsNEWS

09/19/19 - OIG: Boston VA Regional Office Supervisor Incorrectly Processed 33 of 55 Sampled Work Items; About $117,300 ImproperOIG

9/20/19 - MyNorthwest (Archived): Fourth Patient Named in Probe of West Virginia Veterans Hospital DeathsNEWS

9/19/19 - OIG: Care Deficiencies May Have Contributed to a Veteran's Death on Philadelphia VA Behavioral Health Unit; Issue Brief InaccurateOIG

9/19/19 - OIG: Philadelphia VA Issue Brief Inaccurate and Root Cause Analysis Noncompliant After Unit 7E Patient DeathOIG

09/10/19 - Former Union Local Treasurer Sentenced to 2 Years for Embezzling at Least $82,000 in Union FundsDOJ

9/18/19 - ABC News: Former Nurse Charged With Allegedly Stealing Morphine From Dying Veterans (Charges Are Allegations)NEWS

9/17/19 - NBER Working Paper w26264: VA Opioid Prescribing and Veteran Overdose RatesNEWS

9/17/19 - Washington Post: Ant Infestation Report Pushes VA to Make ChangesNEWS

9/17/19 - The Hill: Lawmaker Seeks Answers on Alleged Retaliation at VANEWS

9/17/19 - OIG: Sole-Source Contracting at VA Regional Procurement Office East Needs Improvement; $14.2M Awarded Without Required ApprovalOIG

9/16/19 - Washington Post: How VA Failed to Stop a Pathologist Who Misdiagnosed CasesNEWS

9/15/19 - YouTube Video: Exchange Between a Veteran Seeking Care and a Former House VA Committee Member Running for PresidentNEWS

9/14/19 - Newsweek: VA Moves Lawmakers' Offices Out of VA Facilities, Sparking CriticismNEWS

9/13/19 - WSB-TV: Woman Says Her Father Was Bitten by Ants Before His Death at a VA Medical CenterNEWS

9/12/19 - OIG: Security Risk Level Set Too Low for VA's Beneficiary Fiduciary Field System; 4 RecommendationsOIG

9/12/19 - NBC News Video: VA May Have to Pay Billions in Reimbursements for Veterans' BillsNEWS

9/11/19 - Veteran spends 5 years overturning an ‘error of complacency’ within the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran’s Benefits AdministrationNEWS

9/11/19 - OIG Report 17-04966-201: VBA Unwarranted Medical Reexaminations for Disability BenefitsOIG

9/11/19 - CBS Baltimore: Former Maryland Union Treasurer Sentenced to 2 Years for Embezzling $82KNEWS

9/11/19 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Silver Alert Issued for Veteran Last Seen at Milwaukee VA HospitalNEWS

9/10/19 - Lawmaker blasts VA for 'second chance' given to VA doctor found drunk on the jobNEWS

9/10/19 - USA Today: Clarksburg VA Hospital Insulin Deaths Draw More ScrutinyNEWS

9/9/19 - Congress has only three weeks to avert another government shutdownNEWS

9/9/19 - Omaha VA Employee sentenced for viewing coworkers’ VA Medical RecordsNEWS

9/6/19 - The Veteran Suicide Crises and it’s HistoryNEWS

9/6/19 - Whistleblower says lab delays could've hurt patients at Memphis VA Medical CenterNEWS

08/28/19 - OIG: Gulf Coast VA (Biloxi) Leaders' Oversight of a Former Surgeon; Concerns Confirmed for 2 of 5 Patients, 18 RecommendationsOIG

7/22/19 - Albuquerque Journal (Archived Op-Ed): Call for Urgent Veterans Affairs ReformNEWS

4/16/19 - Government Executive: New VA Whistleblower Protection Office Under Investigation for Retaliating Against WhistleblowersNEWS

07/17/18 - OIG: VA Ordered an Estimated 19,800 Unwarranted Disability Reexams Nationwide, About $100.6M Over 5 Years (Report 17-04966-201)OIG

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