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Covert Surveillance Used Against Disabled Veteran
The Department of Veterans Affairs made use of undercover agents and covert surveillance strategies against one veteran with multiple sclerosis in a malingering sting. The…
Tuberculosis Cases At Illinois VA Hospitals
One Chicago VA hospital just announced to employees that at least three cases of tuberculosis were confirmed recently and assessed for possible risk of outbreak…
Kimberly Graves Demotion Reversed
Evidence was presented today to the Merit Systems Protection Board about two smeared VA executives caught in a scheme that resulted in reversal of Kimberly…
Shamed VA Execs Appeal Demotion
The shamed VA execs charged with manipulating personnel transition protocols for their own financial and personal benefit have now appealed the demotions that resulted. Kim…
Assessment Of Homeless Veterans In San Diego
Volunteers are planning to conduct a “point-in-time” census of the homeless in San Diego that will help assess homeless veterans as well. The Department of…
Big Bucks In Veterans’ Blood Biobank
VA appears to be gearing up for a big push of its blood biobank to play a major role in new disease-fighting initiatives involving advanced…
Veterans Affairs Caught Spying On Whistleblowers
The Department of Veterans Affairs is at the center of a new Congressional probe of allegations that the agency is spying on whistleblowers’ email systems….
VA Exec Says Corruption Allegations Are ‘Crap’
VA exec Sloan Gibson fired a shot across the bow this week at two members of Congress when he denied that corruption linked to the…
BlackBerry Wins $20 Mil Veterans Affairs Contract
BlackBerry just announced its new multi-year contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide phones and services to the technologically impaired agency. In reality,…
Veterans Affairs Privacy Violations On The Rise
The Star Tribune published a report about an epic increase in privacy violations by Department of Veterans Affairs including sending vets’ records to the wrong…
VA Hiring Setaside Farce, Veterans Only Guaranteed Janitor Jobs
An analysis of hiring practices by the Department of Veterans revealed the agency is only explicitly reserving janitor type jobs for veterans called “housekeeping aides”….
VA Failed To Spend $1.9 Billion Designated For Non-VA Care
An audit shows the Veterans Health Administration failed to spend 40 percent of its non-VA care budget, or $1.9 billion, for fiscal year 2013. It…