Administrative Investigation of the FY 2011 Human Resources Conferences in Orlando, Florida
VA OIG opened an administrative investigation upon receiving allegations of wasteful expenditures related to HR conferences held in Orlando, FL, in July and August 2011. While VA reported lower estimates of conference costs to Congress, we reconstructed the costs of the two conference events to be approximately $6.1 million, but...More
Audit of VA’s Savings Reported Under OMB’s Acquisition Savings Initiative
The OIG conducted this audit to determine if VHA reported accurate and supportable savings as part of OMB’s acquisition savings initiative for FYs 2010 and 2011. VA set a 2-year savings goal of approximately $1.5 billion for FYs 2010 and 2011, which included a $721 million goal for VHA. ...More
Review of the Enhanced Use Lease between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Development, LLC
VA Management inappropriately used VA's Enhanced Use Lease authority to procure office space, parking, and domiciliary services at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center. The space and services procured through the Enhanced Use Lease with Veterans Development, LLC significantly exceeded any in-kind consideration for the Brecksville campus. By using VA's...More
Review of Open Market Purchases under VA’s Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Contract Number V797P-1020 Awarded to McKesson Corporation
The VA Office of Inspector General conducted a review of open market purchases and to a limited extent contract purchases under VA’s Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor contract with McKesson Corporation (McKesson). The review determined that open market purchases were overstated due to inconsistencies in McKesson’s ordering system much of which...More
Healthcare Inspection – Consultant Responses, Nurse Staffing, Deep Dives, and Communication, VA Illiana Health Care System, Danville, Illinois
The OIG conducted an inspection to determine the validity of allegations regarding pharmacy response, surgical and mental health consultant response times, nurse staffing, deep dives, and inadequate leadership communication regarding proposed changes at the VA Illiana Health Care System (HCS) (facility) in Danville, IL. We substantiated that the Mental Health...More
Top 10 VA OIG Downloads for August 2012
What are people who are interested in Veterans' issues reading these days? Here are the top 10 downloads from our Internet site in August 2012.
Healthcare Inspection – Patient Equipment and Medication Safety in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
The VA Office of Inspector General Office of Healthcare Inspections conducted an inspection in response to anonymous complainants’ allegations of unsafe patient care and delivery of services in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Houston, TX (facility). We found that...More
Treasure Valley Building Contractor Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Owner of Quality Tile Roofing, Inc. Agrees to Pay $150,000 in Restitution and Penalties...Read this press release