Veterans Affairs whistleblowers face ‘long slog’ in fighting retaliation

By Mark Flatten
Published May 22, 2014 2:45pm ET
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Veterans Affairs whistleblowers face ‘long slog’ in fighting retaliation
Crooked contractors, bribery and embezzlement are all subplots in a botched $153 million deal to build a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital near Pittsburgh, according to a report released Tuesday by the agency's inspector general. (Photo: Washington Examiner file) | Andrew Harnik

Retaliation comes quickly to whistleblowers who expose wrongdoing at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Those who have revealed potentially lethal lapses in health care say they have been ridiculed, transferred, demoted and sometimes fired by agency managers attempting to cover up wrongdoing and silence anyone who dares challenge their dangerous practices.

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