Accuracy in Media

A legal challenge has stopped the practice, officials said.

The Concerned Veterans for America group called for VA Secretary Robert McDonald’s immediate resignation after his remarks comparing waiting times for veterans to waiting in line for a ride at Disney theme parks.

He later clarified his comparison of Veterans Affairs wait times to waiting in line for Disney rides, but this doesn’t look good for him:

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 […]

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

The Free Beacon with more: The Department of Veterans Affairs network of health systems faces “crises in leadership and culture” in addition to other systematic problems, according to an independent assessment released Friday. The flaws rampant in VA hospitals demand a “system-wide reworking” of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

As Fox News reported: “The senior official for procurement at the Department of Veterans Affairs has accused his own agency of violating federal contracting rules to the tune of at least $6 billion per year, according to a published report.” “The Washington Post reported Thursday it had obtained a 35-page memo sent this past March […]

The employee also spent the stolen money on prostitutes. Your government money at work, ladies and gentlemen!

As the Washington Free Beacon reported: “A Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia switched out patients’ prescribed medications with older drugs to cut costs, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced in a letter to Congress and the White House Wednesday.” “The Beckley, West Virginia, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) substituted prescribed antipsychotic medications […]