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VA whistleblowers: report wrongdoing to the official hotlines

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VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline

Online complaint form: vaoig.gov/hotline/online-forms/submit-a-complaint
Hotline information: vaoig.gov/hotline
Phone: 1-800-488-8244 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET; Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET)

U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), for federal employee whistleblower disclosures and retaliation complaints

Disclosure of wrongdoing: osc.gov/services/disclosure-of-wrongdoing/overview
File a complaint: osc.gov/file-complaint

If you or a veteran you know is in crisis, call the Veterans Crisis Line: dial 988 and press 1.

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