Latest "VA inspector general" stories

Should VA keep spending leftover COVID funds or give them back?

When the national COVID-19 emergency ended earlier this month, about $2.1 billion in extra money for veterans support remained unused.

By Leo Shane III

2 weeks ago

VA botched thousands of Camp Lejeune water contamination cases

More than 17,000 veterans may have had their claims rejected improperly, the VA inspector general found.

By Leo Shane III

10 months ago

VA hospital denied emergency care to dying vet because staff couldn’t verify his military service

The 60-year-old had received treatment for a heart ailment just a few months earlier at the Florida VA hospital.

By Leo Shane III

12 months ago

Watchdog could subpoena former VA workers under plan approved by Congress

Currently the VA inspector general cannot force former employees to detail problems or crimes they saw during their tenure at the department.

By Leo Shane III

13 months ago

Lawmakers urge pause in new VA health records system rollout amid more problems

The VA hopes to deploy the new system to multiple new sites later this year.

By Leo Shane III

14 months ago

VA leaders failing to report problematic physicians to state authorities

A watchdog warned the lack of reporting by department officials could leave the public at risk.

By Leo Shane III

14 months ago

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