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VA’s struggling supply chain modernization initiative is under review

Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support failed to meet more than 40% of the needs staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ first implementation…

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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: Decentralization to blame for housing stipend, IT shortfalls

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‘Breakdown of systems and leadership’ pushes lawmakers to examine veterans’ health networks

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Shulkin to pay back travel expenses, turns attention back to unprecedented VA budget request

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OSC again finds flaws with VA IG’s whistleblower investigations

For the second time this year, the Office of Special Counsel said the Veterans Affairs Inspector General isn’t properly addressing three cases of whistleblower…

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Few options for VA to add harsher punishments for VBA execs

There isn’t much more the Veterans Affairs Department can do, now that the Merit Systems Protection Board overturned punishments for two of four senior…

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VA patient scheduling pilot rolling out in April

The Department of Veterans Affairs is rolling out a scheduling pilot program to make it easier for veterans to get access to medical care. The pilot was one of many updates VA’s CIO LaVerne Council shared with lawmakers March 16.

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