The Department of Veterans Affairs has fired more than 500 employees since Jan. 20, when President Trump took office, according to a list of job categories of employees recently disciplined or fired. The list, released by the VA July 3…
A well-respected pain management doctor who blew the whistle on patient safety concerns at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Missouri — and was subsequently threatened twice by his superiors with termination — will have just hours more on…
The OIG conducted an inspection of the VAMC the week of January 11, 2016 on an anonymous complainant’s allegation regarding opioid management practices at the facility. At the time of the complaint, John J. Pershing provided long-term opioid therapy to…
WASHINGTON – Federal authorities are investigating dozens of new cases of possible opioid and other drug theft by employees at Veterans Affairs hospitals, a sign the problem isn’t going away as more prescriptions disappear. Those accused of drug theft in…