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Former VA Contractor Official Took Over $2.5 Million In Kickbacks
The former project manager of a VA contractor with for over $200 million in performed contracts with the government including Veterans Affairs pled guilty to…
AMNESIA: IT Updates For GI Bill System To Cost $70 Million
The web spun by the Department of Veterans Affairs to justify another $70 million in IT funding for GI Bill systems updates fell on forgetful…
The Opposite Of Your Job: Former VA Employee Defrauds Disabled Veteran Of $680,000
Kenneth Richard Devore was appointed as a Tennessee VA Field Examiner with the Fiduciary Program in 2013. He was responsible for protecting veterans’ financial assets…
Take It To Heart: VA Cardiologist Gets 20 Months In The Slammer For Fraudulent Billing
A Somerset, New Jersey man, Dr. Apostolos Voudouris, age 44, was sentenced to 20 months in prison on July 31st for fraudulent billing schemes against…
The Doctors Are In… Or Are They? Why VA Cannot Hire Enough Physicians
If you have been to VA for a checkup, surgery, or really any medical concern in your life, you have probably suspected that there were…
At Least $10 Million In Taxpayer Funds Blown On Unnecessary Disability Exams
Of the 53,500 disability exams conducted by the VA from March to August of 2017, at least 19,800 were deemed unnecessary. That has cost us…
More Veterans May Get Dental Care If Bernie Sanders Legislation Passes
Legislation proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would expand dental care to all veterans eligible for VA health care. Under Bernie Sander’s legislation, VA would…
VA To Contract New Website To Do What Old Website Was Supposed To
The Department of Veterans Affairs is now seeking contractors to create a replacement website for all its different websites – vets.gov, myhealth.va.gov, ebenefits.va.gov, etc –…
Lisa Rein v Curt Cashour: VA Swipes At WaPo, Blows Off Secretary’s Swearing In
In a possible nose-thumbing, VA Public Affairs was surprisingly silent on new secretary Robert Wilkie’s swearing-in; spending all of two seconds retweeting with no substantive…
Executive Order Cuts 75 Percent Of Union Activities During Work Hours
Executive Order 13837 “Ensuring Transparency, Accountability and Efficiency in Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Use” is apparently intended to “ensure that taxpayer-funded union time is used efficiently…
New Talent On Tap? Jake Leinenkugel To Lead VA Mental Health Commission. Yes, That One.
In a bizarre and surreal turn of events, President Donald Trump has selected beer mogul Thomas “Jake” Leinenkugel to lead an important commission regarding VA’s…
Coup Insider Curt Cashour Out As VA Press Secretary Say Sources
The ousting of one of the Shulkin coup insiders is underway. According to those familiar with the situation, VA press secretary Curt Cashour is reportedly on…