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VA OIG investigated two judges and three attorneys working at the Department of Veterans Affairs Board of Veterans Appeals and found documentation of racist and sexist views. VA now claims …

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Feb 18 2016February 18, 2016

Veterans Affairs Thumbs Nose At Judge

37 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson thumbed his nose at a recent troubling decision by the Merit System Protection Board that reversed termination of a VA executive. Two weeks ago, …

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Feb 11 2016

VA Leadership Ready To Cut Termination Red Tape

39 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

The most recent termination reversal of a director who allowed abuse of veterans pushed VA leadership over the edge resulting in a move to cut red tape. The Merit Systems …

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Jan 28 2016January 27, 2016

Kimberly Graves Demotion Reversed

65 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

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 Graves’ demotion. During yesterday’s hearings, …

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Jan 22 2016January 22, 2016

Veterans Affairs Caught Spying On Whistleblowers

33 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

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. Screen shots from a leak …

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Jan 21 2016

VA Exec Says Corruption Allegations Are ‘Crap’

33 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

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 wait list was widespread at …

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Dec 23 2015

VA Policy Changes Dead, Non-Dead Veteran Processing

47 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

A new change to VA policy will hopefully prevent the agency from wrongfully declaring a veteran dead when the veteran is actually alive, which results in a wrongful termination of …

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Dec 14 2015December 14, 2015

Choice Program Needs $421 Million Fix Says VA Exec

42 Comments / Veteran Health Care / By Benjamin Krause

Last week, VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson finally admitted the agency created a confusing mess that needed fixing right out of the box when it developed the Veterans Choice Program …

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