Va Inspector General

[Berta]

Many of you might have dealt with the VA OIG and probably receive OIG emails regarding their latest reports.

Yesterday I filed a complaint with the IG's hot line on a matter VACO (OGC) failed to give me an adequate response on in the past and I am trying again to resolve that issue which could impact on others and reveal why the VA sent me a ludicrous letter last week.

Hours later the VA OIG sent out this email to subscribers on their email list:

"You are subscribed to Oversight Reports for Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG). This information has recently been updated, and is now available.

Administrative Investigation, Abuse of Authority, Prohibited Personnel Practices, Failure to Properly Supervise, and a Lack of Candor, Office of Business Oversight, VA Central Office

12/11/2011 07:00 PM EST

The Administrative Investigations Division issued a report titled: Abuse of Authority, Prohibited Personnel Practices, Failure to Properly Supervise, and a Lack of Candor, Office of Business Oversight, VA Central Office. This report contains information protected by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. Public availability of this information is to be determined under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552. Please contact our FOIA Office for assistance."

The report's release is "Restricted."

Jim Strickland at VAWatchdogToday is suggested advocates FOIA the VA OIG for release of this report.

It might simply contains a lot of names that need to be redacted, but then again, it might be so bad, the OIG doesn't want the public to know.

FOIA info is here at hadit and also at the OIG web site 0if anyone is interested in showing the OIG VA that this report is important to us and are willing to send the OIG a FOIA.

I asked them if I could send them a faxed and signed foia and will post back if they say yes.

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[deanbrt]

Good work.

Many of you might have dealt with the VA OIG and probably receive OIG emails regarding their latest reports.

Yesterday I filed a complaint with the IG's hot line on a matter VACO (OGC) failed to give me an adequate response on in the past and I am trying again to resolve that issue which could impact on others and reveal why the VA sent me a ludicrous letter last week.

Hours later the VA OIG sent out this email to subscribers on their email list:

"You are subscribed to Oversight Reports for Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG). This information has recently been updated, and is now available.

Administrative Investigation, Abuse of Authority, Prohibited Personnel Practices, Failure to Properly Supervise, and a Lack of Candor, Office of Business Oversight, VA Central Office

12/11/2011 07:00 PM EST

The Administrative Investigations Division issued a report titled: Abuse of Authority, Prohibited Personnel Practices, Failure to Properly Supervise, and a Lack of Candor, Office of Business Oversight, VA Central Office. This report contains information protected by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. Public availability of this information is to be determined under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552. Please contact our FOIA Office for assistance."

The report's release is "Restricted."

Jim Strickland at VAWatchdogToday is suggested advocates FOIA the VA OIG for release of this report.

It might simply contains a lot of names that need to be redacted, but then again, it might be so bad, the OIG doesn't want the public to know.

FOIA info is here at hadit and also at the OIG web site 0if anyone is interested in showing the OIG VA that this report is important to us and are willing to send the OIG a FOIA.

I asked them if I could send them a faxed and signed foia and will post back if they say yes.

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