Veterans Affairs
127 pieces tagged “Veterans Affairs”, newest first.
The VA's 'Amusement' Ride
The news coming from the Department of Veterans Affairs is not getting any better.
Read more 
Are You a Criminal Employee at the VA? No Problem
Even holding people at gunpoint won't get you fired.
VA Officials Get Away With Fraud
The appeals court's logic? Others are getting away with it.
Baby Jesus, 'Merry Christmas' Banner Removed From VA Hospital
A manger and a banner reading "Merry Christmas" were removed from a public area of a VA hospital in Texas after someone complained about "overly religious and offensive" decorations. "They ruined our decorations," Vietnam veteran Ethel Holloway told television station KENS. "They threw them out." Holloway said she had been putting up decorations at the Audi Murphy VA Hospital for 33 years without any problems. This year, her yuletide banner turned out to be problematic.
The Cost of VA Malpractice
Hundreds of millions in settlements, all while bonuses keep flowing.
Deadly DC: The Land of No Consequences
In life and leadership, accountability means consequences for bad behavior. In Washington, accountability means yet another congressional meeting about another government scandal perpetrated by tax-subsidized corruptocrats who get away with murder. Literally.
Government: Your Tax Dollars at Waste
People in an organization rise to their level of incompetence.
This Weekend's 'Cycle of Violence'
Friday, an Israeli family, driving near Beit El, was attacked with firebombs. A four-year-old girl suffered burns to more than 35% of her body. Her parents and two siblings were also wounded. Saturday, a 16-year-old Palestinian pretending to be a candy salesman attempted to stab Defense Ministry security guards near Jenin and was shot.
A Solution to the Government's VA Problem
There is only one guaranteed way to get fired from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Falsifying records won't do it. Prescribing obsolete drugs won't do it. Cutting all manner of corners on health and safety is, at worst, going to get you a reprimand. No, the only sure-fire way to get canned at the VA is to report any of these matters to authorities who might do something about it. That, at least, is what the U.S. Office of Special Counsel recently reported to the president of the United States. The Special Counsel's office is the agency to which government whistleblowers go to report wrongdoing.