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Does Diana Rubens Deserve The Treatment? Andrew McCabe Treatment, That Is
Scheming Diana Rubens set her retirement for the end of this month, but that should not stop Donald Trump from firing her, say numerous insiders…
Lawmakers Take Another Look At Taxpayer Funded Gender Reassignment At VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs allows treatment of transgender veterans before and after surgery, but the agency is not presently conducting the surgeries itself. But…
Home Sweet Home: Colorado Springs Voted Best Residential Area For Veterans
Once again, Colorado Springs pulls to the front of the pack in quality-of-life assessments. This time, the focus is on veterans and citizens’ pride in…
Shulkin’s New Gig: Former VA Sec Hired On At Sanford Health
Former VA Secretary David Shulkin is in the news again, for a less controversial but still noteworthy reason: he has found new employment in the…
Diana ‘Dirty D’ Rubens To Sell House For Profit After $288k Relocation Fraud
President Donald Trump is allowing discredited Philadelphia RO director Diana Rubens (aka Dirty D) to retire at the end of this month rather than fire…
New IG Report On Traumatic Brain Injury Throws Thomas Murphy Under Bus
A new IG report about the traumatic brain injury scandal I first exposed in 2015 reveals Thomas Murphy, former acting VBA under secretary, failed to…
Not Just A Street Drug Anymore: Legislators Demand Progress On Medical Marijuana
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has written a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie about medical marijuana and its potential to replace opioids for veterans’…
All Rise: Class-Action Lawsuits Against VA Are Now On The Table
Remember Monk v. Wilkie. This is a gamechanger. Based on this federal court decision, in which an eight-judge panel reexamined the fairness of VA precedent…
Lies And Slander: Albany VA Surgeon Found To Have Falsified Patient Outcomes
A surgeon practicing in Albany, New York’s Stratton VA Medical Center misrepresented the outcomes of cancer surgeries to at least three patients. The OIG conducted…
Turn And Face The Strange: GI Bill Changes Are Late To The Party
VA was required by law to update the GI Bill for August 1, but they still have not completed the necessary tech updates to make…
Veterans Choice Program Contractors Overpaid By $100 Million In Bulk Payments
An IG report released this week showed VA contractors administering the Veterans Choice Program were overpaid $100 million from March 2016 to March 2017. Bulk…
Operation Golden Flow: Sec VA Mandates Drug Screening For Stressed Employees
Stressed out employees referred to the Employee Assistance Program drug use were told they must sign an authorization for VA to access their medical records…