Posted on 06/06/2014 11:34:03 AM PDT by jazusamo
Dozens of Veterans Affairs workers who have come forward with stories of mismanagement and patient abuse say they have faced retaliation within the scandal-scarred agency, according to federal investigators.
In one case, a VA employee with a spotless record over two decades was suspended after reporting patients had been inappropriately restrained, according to one of 37 such complaints filed with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC). In another case, an employee claimed to have been demoted after disclosing alleged mishandling of patient care funds. The employee was temporarily reassigned and an investigation is still ongoing, OSC officials said.
The complaints, which involved VA facilities in 19 states, appear to show a culture that discourages whistle-bowing, said officials at the OSC, which is probing the claims.
“Receiving candid information about harmful practices from employees will be critical to the VA’s efforts to identify problems and find solutions,” Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner said in a statement Thursday. “However, employees will not come forward if they fear retaliation.”
The OSC is an independent investigative and prosecutorial agency that polices treatment of federal employees and job applicants, focusing specifically on enforcement of the Whistleblower Protection Act.
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Whistleblower Protection Act ?
In October 2012, Barack Obama signed Presidential Policy Directive 19 ?
Ah , Nope
may I be the first to point out that these are union shops, protecting their supervisory ranks at the expense of Veteran lives.
Government unions are a conflict of interest.
It wouldn’t surprise me if that decorated veteran scumbag would have tweeted that also if he hadn’t been forced to abort his support of the King.
Problem Solved. Money saved. Care improved.
The VA is a repository for the worst doctors and nurses in the country. As far as administration goes, it is just your typical inefficient, wasteful, and slothful federal agency.
Kathleen Willy extends her sympathy.
Careful what you wish for....since Feinsteins husband (Bloom) got the exclusive contract to sell all the surplus post office buildings....
V A ping
If this doesn’t fit the definition of organized crime under RICO, I don’t know what does.
Reminds me of the old saying:
What do you call the person who graduates last in medical school?
Doctor.
RICO Bump!
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