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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978. [1] The Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.
An investigation of delays in treatment throughout the Veterans Health Administration system is being conducted by the Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General, [2] [3] [8] and the House has passed legislation to fund a $1 million criminal investigation by the Justice Department. [9]
An investigation of delays in treatment throughout the Veterans Health Administration system is being conducted by the Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General, [2] [3] [4] and the House has passed legislation to fund a $1 million criminal investigation by the Justice Department. [5]
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations reviews the benefits and the health care services that the federal government provides to eligible veterans and family members. It also oversees the programs and operations of the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as those of other federal agencies that pertain to veterans.
The inspectors general were let go without notice by email which violates federal law requiring a 30-day notice to Congress about removing the inspector general. The individuals affected came from positions in the Pentagon, departments of State, Veterans Affairs and Interior. [10] [11]
The email sent to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Inspector General Christi Grimm announcing her ouster on Friday evening referenced the “changing priorities” of the new ...
The Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health is a sub-cabinet position in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.Formerly known as the Chief Medical Director of Veterans Health, the Undersecretary is the highest official directly responsible to the Secretary for the Veterans Health Administration, which is the largest agency within the department.
The Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 is a bill that would allow United States veterans to receive their healthcare from non-VA facilities under certain conditions. [1] [2] The bill is a response to the Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014, in which it was discovered that there was systematic lying about the wait times veterans experienced waiting to be seen by doctors.