Mismanagement within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is chronic. The agency mismanages its projects and its patients.
Last year’s scandal at the Phoenix VA centered on allegations that veterans waited months for treatment while never being added to the official waiting lists. The VA secretary resigned and the agency focused on changing course.
New reports suggest that agency reforms still have a long way to go.
A congresswoman at a recent congressional hearing described the VA as having a “culture of retaliation and intimidation.” Employees who raise concerns about agency missteps are punished.
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), which manages federal employee whistleblower complaints, reported that
it receives twice as many complaints from VA employees than from Pentagon employees, even though the Pentagon has double the staff. Forty percent of OSC claims in 2015 have come from VA employees, compared with 20 percent in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
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