Dan Caldwell, vice president of policy at Concerned Veterans for America, joined Doc Thompson on Monday morning to discuss VA reform, including #FixTheVA and #Hire10000Veterans. Caldwell shared CVA’s hopes for reform under Dr. David Shulkin, President Trump’s nominee for VA Secretary. CVA is pushing for greater transparency, accountability, and choice at the VA. “If you... Read more »

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Each year, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) asks Congress to approve a larger budget. Congress obliges, but the quality of care at many VA facilities does not improve. The new chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC), Representative Phil Roe, wants the VA to use funding more efficiently. “I think we have the... Read more »

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In an attempt to update the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) information technology (IT) programs, a lack of management and oversight have ended up costing the VA millions of dollars and the program was not the return on investment that was expected. VA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that Enterprise Operations, which is part... Read more »

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Some justice was served at the Tomah, Wisconsin VA last week. A deal was reached between Dr. David “Candy Man” Houlihan and the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services over the over-prescribing of medication to veteran patients. In exchange for regulators dropping their investigation into his actions, the Candy Man will surrender his license to... Read more »

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Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO) has teamed up with Senator Marco Rubio and reintroduced the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act to the House. Lamborn has been a longstanding champion of VA reform, and this bill would make great strides bringing needed changes to the VA. Rep. Lamborn’s home state of Colorado has seen more... Read more »

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In 2014, the public became aware that hundreds of veterans were being left to die on secret wait lists at the Phoenix VA. Since that time nearly three years ago, an avalanche of scandals from facilities nationwide has proven that legislation is necessary to hold employees accountable for quality of care issues at VA hospitals.... Read more »

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Once again, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) sits near the top of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) list of troubled federal programs. Although the last evaluation was two years ago, the VA has been so slow to improve that it remains a “high risk” according to a new report. Manipulated wait times, cancelled appointments,... Read more »

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A recent audit completed by the VA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reveals millions of dollars intended for the recruitment and retention of VA employees landed in the pockets of undeserving officials. In the recently released report, there were an estimated 238 employees who received relocation or retention bonuses but did not fulfill the... Read more »

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A recent study found that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the second worst government agency to work for, according to employee surveys. An additional survey taken of U.S. government workers revealed that within the VA, employees at the Phoenix VA seem pretty discontent with their leadership and job atmosphere. Senior leadership at the... Read more »

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As in years past, 2016 contained no shortage of scandals for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Department of Veterans Affairs clearly has some work to do in 2017. So, we thought it might be helpful to make a list of New Years resolutions that VA should embrace in the coming year. Here are the... Read more »

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