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Veterans Affairs Apologizes Over ‘Ill-Advised’ Cellphone Ban
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…
Major Patient Privacy Breach Alleged At Palo Alto VA
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 OIG Takes Action Against SES Employees
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…
Veterans Affairs Bans iPhones For Veterans
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…
Can An OIG Investigation Fix VA TBI Scandal?
Rep. Tim Walz has called on VA OIG to investigate Minneapolis VA TBI scandal, but the agency blew off warnings from 2013 following an earlier…
The Real Reason Minneapolis VA Canceled Its Surgeries
Yesterday, Star Tribune highlighted more problems at Minneapolis VA – This time the facility canceled scheduled surgeries due to an undisclosed substance being on surgical…
NBC Reveals True Cost Of VA TBI Scandal
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…
Watchdog OSC Calls Out VA For Firing Whistleblowers
The watchdog organization Office of Special Counsel (OSC) called out VA last week for rarely firing employees for misconduct – except whistleblowers framed by VA…
‘Bad VA Art’ Is Now A Thang
I created “Bad VA Art” a while ago and in response to popular demand, I decided to create a special Facebook group dedicated only to…
NY POST – Veterans Affairs Death Toll Will Rise
NY Post just called out Veterans Affairs secretary Bob McDonald for claiming he is making “great progress” rooting out corruption while only firing 3 employees,…
VBMS Backlog Fix Cost Taxpayers Over $1 Billion
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…
Leaked VA Email Decries ‘VA Is Lying’ Billboards
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…