VA Cellphone Ban

Veterans Affairs Apologizes Over ‘Ill-Advised’ Cellphone Ban

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Coverage on DisabledVeterans.org of Veterans Affairs (VA) unlawful and ‘ill-advised’ ban of iPhones and other cellphones spurred outrage on Monday and forced the agency to…
Palo Alto VA IT Security Breach

Major Patient Privacy Breach Alleged At Palo Alto VA

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VA OIG just reported that Palo Alto VA Health Care System unlawfully gave patient data to a private IT company despite employees not having cleared…
VA Executives

VA OIG Takes Action Against SES Employees

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VA OIG just revealed that it is referring two Senior Executive Service (SES) employees to the US Attorney from criminal investigation. The SES executives were…
VA Bans iPhones

Veterans Affairs Bans iPhones For Veterans

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Veterans are now receiving leaflets from Veterans Affairs prior to diagnostic appointments that show iPhones are among a short list of “prohibited items” at VA…

The Real Reason Minneapolis VA Canceled Its Surgeries

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Yesterday, Star Tribune highlighted more problems at Minneapolis VA – This time the facility canceled scheduled surgeries due to an undisclosed substance being on surgical…
TBI scandal

NBC Reveals True Cost Of VA TBI Scandal

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Monday night, NBC captured the true cost of the VA TBI scandal at Minneapolis VA on film that almost led to one veteran’s divorce and…
OSC Carolyn Lerner

Watchdog OSC Calls Out VA For Firing Whistleblowers

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The watchdog organization Office of Special Counsel (OSC) called out VA last week for rarely firing employees for misconduct – except whistleblowers framed by VA…
VBMS

VBMS Backlog Fix Cost Taxpayers Over $1 Billion

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VA OIG just reported that the VA Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS) may not fix the backlog in 2015 despite costing double projections, totaling $1.3…
VA Is Lying Billboards Patrick Kelly

Leaked VA Email Decries ‘VA Is Lying’ Billboards

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A leaked email from Minneapolis VA chief Patrick Kelly spelled out just how impactful the “VA is Lying” billboard campaign has become on local VA…