Tag: Veterans

Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections John Daigh, Jr., left, and Veterans Affairs Acting Inspector General Richard Griffin testify during a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Veterans Affairs IG couldn’t see records that didn’t exist for dead vets

Mark Flatten · September 17, 2014 7:58 pm

Dr. Sam Foote worked several decades at the Phoenix VA Medical Center. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace)

Whistleblower calls IG report clearing VA of deaths a ‘whitewash’ or cover up

Mark Flatten · September 16, 2014 10:00 pm

A Department of Veterans Affairs employee who remodeled her home using taxpayer dollars was sentenced to four years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of theft in federal court. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

‘Inexcusable’ changes in Veterans Affairs IG report slammed by veterans’ groups

Mark Flatten · September 16, 2014 8:14 pm

A Department of Veterans Affairs employee who remodeled her home using taxpayer dollars was sentenced to four years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of theft in federal court. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Fed used tax dollars to build dream house

Mark Flatten · September 15, 2014 6:58 pm

A campaign ad run byÃÂ Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.,ÃÂ touting her efforts to aid the parents of a combat veteran who committed suicide in June 2013 after seeking help from Veterans Affairs, sparked a response fromÃÂ the acting director of the Phoenix VA health system, who illegally disclosedÃÂ private medical information in his leaked email.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

VA critic slams Phoenix leak

Mark Flatten · September 12, 2014 10:27 pm

A Philadelphia-based federal contracting firm's main shareholder faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to pretending a disabled veteran controlled her company in order to secure contracts from the General Services Administration. (iStock Photo)

Veterans preference fraud puts Philly woman in jail

Sarah Bedford · September 12, 2014 9:00 am

Owners of a North Carolina construction company face charges they fraudulently obtained federal contracts using preferences reserved for small businesses run by disadvantaged minorities or disabled veterans, according to federal prosecutors. (iStock)

Company owners charged with bilking federal preference programs

Mark Flatten · September 11, 2014 9:00 am

Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Robert Griffin testifies before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, on the current state of the VA healthcare system. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Medical examiners critical of Veterans Affairs IG

Mark Flatten · September 10, 2014 6:47 pm

Richard Griffin, acting VA inspector general, said his office followed standard procedures in making revisions to reflect agency concerns prior to publication of its report on falsified patient waiting lists in Phoenix Aug. 26.ÃÂ (AP/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Veterans Affairs IG admits line clearing agency in deaths added after draft sent to department execs

Mark Flatten · September 9, 2014 8:13 pm

Veterans Watchdog: VA managers lied about delays

Matthew Daly · September 9, 2014 7:21 pm

A Department of Veterans Affairs employee who remodeled her home using taxpayer dollars was sentenced to four years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of theft in federal court. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

IG let Veterans Affairs officials alter report to absolve agency in Phoenix deaths

Mark Flatten · September 8, 2014 9:31 pm

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, speaks at a news conference at the veterans Affairs Department in Washington, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. McDonald discussed his visits with VA facilities across the country and outline his priorities. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

New VA chief: Veterans agency too complicated

Matthew Daly · September 8, 2014 8:51 pm