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VA plans to spend last $2B in COVID-19 funds House Republicans want to claw back

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VA to more strategically target recruitment, retention incentives to address 49,000 vacancies

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New accountability office hasn’t made a dent in VA’s ‘culture of retaliation,’ whistleblowers say

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VA IG looks into last year’s status of improper payments

VA Inspector General Michael Missal joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share what the department found when looking into the status of last year’s…

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VA hires IT systems integrator to meet new Forever GI bill implementation deadline

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it has the right leadership and contractors in place this time to resolve the department’s longstanding IT issues…

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VA IG: Decentralization to blame for housing stipend, IT shortfalls

VA Inspector General Michael Missal said despite enthusiasm for the passage of the Forever GI bill, the agency has yet to meet a single deadline.

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