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Come Again? Hearing Equipment For Veterans In Need Sat Unused
Of all the disabilities that plague us as veterans, hearing loss is the second-most common. It makes sense. We usually have long-term exposure to explosions…
First, Do No Harm – VA Committee Launches Patient Wellness Investigation
USA Today and The Boston Globe recently reported on VA nursing homes receiving poor internal rankings in secret. If you have been following our blog,…
Time’s Up – Statute Of Limitations Tolls For One Veteran’s Day In Court
According to a U.S. Court of Appeals, the Air Force veteran who allegedly contracted Legionnaire’s Disease at the Pittsburgh VA in 2010 waited too long…
GAO Report: VA Whistleblowers 10 Times More Likely To Be Punished
A GAO report published yesterday blew apart VA assertions of fairness by showing VA whistleblowers are ten times more likely to be punished than peers…
Uncle Sam Owes YOU: Computer Glitch Caused Undue IRS Taxation
Between 1991 and 2016, the Department of Defense had an undetected glitch that may have cost you thousands of dollars in IRS taxes. It made…
Accountability Hearing: How Far Can Peter O’Rourke Hit Softballs?
Quite a few friends of mine were disappointed when writing back to me yesterday while they watched acting Secretary Peter O’Rourke smash softball after softball….
Epic Fail? Scheduling System Sticks Out Like a Sore Thumb
We’ve been following new developments in the EHR project closely, and this one’s a doozy. The outfit they picked for scheduling appointments, Epic, isn’t the…
To Protect and Serve? VA Cop Pleads Guilty to Assault in Indianapolis
Soon-to-be former VA police officer Michael Kaim is preparing to surrender his license. Having pleaded guilty to an assault at the Indianapolis VA, this surrender…
Shoplifters Will Be Prosecuted? Bizarre VA Losses Plague Ohio
Since 2014, VA hospitals across the state of Ohio have been “losing” expensive medical equipment in five- and six-figure amounts. This equipment is, as of…
Living Dangerously: Overprescription Of Opioids Still A Problem
Ah, the OIG. They always have such great news for us, don’t they? How do they do it? Responding to an anonymous complaint about a…
Massive Shakeup, Purge Inside VBA Of Leadership, Oversight Positions
PURGE: The Department of Veterans Affairs is swiftly purging from its ranks most of its leadership with knowledge of involvement in decisionmaking prior to Robert…
WashPo Journalist Defies VA Story On Trump Appointee Removal
The VA official who advocated for increased hiring and pay for VA health care workers and administrators was axed this week according to multiple sources…