Brian Hawkins is fired again by the VA under new authority granted by the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act
Washington Examiner reports the VA is only filling about half of their available appointment times, despite veterans still waiting weeks for appointments
VA Inspector General Michael Missal sends a letter to the VA Secretary on audits of the Veterans Choice Program payment process finding millions in overpayments have been made
USA Today outs the Memphis VA for “botched” surgeries and mismanaged medical treatment. This facility is ranked amongst the lowest in the nation
The VA’s Office of Inspector General confirms reports from last year that a dentist at the Tomah VA was using his own, improperly sterilized equipment on patients, possibly exposing nearly 600 veterans to infection
The Government Accountability Office releases a report on VA’s mail management system finding its accounting is unreliable and poorly managed
More than 500 patients of the Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical Center are notified they may be at risk of infection due to improperly cleaned medical equipment
