Accuracy in Media

From Task and Purpose: Of the 146 medical centers rated, 120 of them, or 82 percent, improved in the past year, according to the VA. But the Phoenix hospital, the epicenter of the 2014 wait-time scandal, was one of the worst rated, and the hospital in Tomah, Wisconsin – another one that has recently come […]

Wow: Lawmakers are fuming over what they describe as a “shameful” decision by the Justice Department that could help the former head of the scandal-scarred Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital get her job back. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, in a letter sent Tuesday, notified House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that the DOJ would not defend […]

Why has it taken this long to get this done, especially after the Veterans Affairs waiting list scandal?! Photo by Texas Military Department

From Fox News: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been systematically shredding documents related to veterans’ claims — possibly affecting benefits for veterans, according to an investigation by the inspector general. Investigators with the Department of Veterans Affairs audited 10 veterans benefits offices around the country and found that staff were destroying mail related to […]

From the Free Beacon: The Department of Veterans’ Affairs inspector general has not released reports on investigations precipitated by the agency’s fake wait list scandal that made headlines nearly two years ago. USA Today reported that the agency’s watchdog has not publicly released reports on the findings of investigations into 73 VA hospital across the country. While […]

It’s really enraging news for the American taxpayer: The Department of Veterans Affairs is not demoting two executives who allegedly exploited a relocation program to obtain more than $400,000 in salary hikes and other benefits. VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson announced Monday that the Veterans Benefits Administration senior executives will keep their high-paying regional director positions despite […]

Why can’t we allow our veterans and soldiers to seek private health care and not deal with government-run health care? Photo by New Jersey National Guard

Figures, government officials defending each other. A high-ranking Department of Veterans Affairs official on Tuesday defended the VA’s failure to discipline two employees accused of misconduct, and blamed the outrage over their lenient treatment on “considerable external pressure” by the media and Congress to punish personnel who may not have done anything wrong. Sloan Gibson, […]

This is a disgrace that they are back working after being responsible for fake waitlists to get bonuses, which may have led to the deaths of our veterans seeking care.

Huh? This official was being serious about that statement?!