You mean there is not a permanent inspector general for VA? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/you-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-49168"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fyou-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=You+mean+there+is+not+a+permanent+inspector+general+for+VA%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fyou-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AYou mean there is not a permanent inspector general for VA?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/you-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="5e5e0be2d14da2168a8aa096555404c7" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/168/for_gallery_v2/1e102245.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/168/large_v3/1e102245.jpg" alt="1e102245" /></a></div></div>Senators want a permanent inspector general for VA<br /><br />"Over the past two years, VA has faced well-documented challenges, including the failure to provide timely health care nationwide," the letter stated. "A permanent IG would help to address these failures and would play a critical role in auditing and evaluating VA programs, conducting health care inspections and investigating allegations of serious violations."<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/veterans/2015/06/26/senators-want-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va/29323389/">http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/veterans/2015/06/26/senators-want-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va/29323389/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/016/866/qrc/635709066748742076-492562971-1-.jpg?1443046471"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/veterans/2015/06/26/senators-want-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va/29323389/">Senators want a permanent inspector general for VA</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The top watchdog post for the department has been vacant for the last 18 months, raising concerns about VA oversight.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:37:11 -0400 You mean there is not a permanent inspector general for VA? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/you-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-49168"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fyou-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=You+mean+there+is+not+a+permanent+inspector+general+for+VA%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fyou-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AYou mean there is not a permanent inspector general for VA?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/you-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="d274426badbeb39ca24aa9ee38297620" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/168/for_gallery_v2/1e102245.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/168/large_v3/1e102245.jpg" alt="1e102245" /></a></div></div>Senators want a permanent inspector general for VA<br /><br />"Over the past two years, VA has faced well-documented challenges, including the failure to provide timely health care nationwide," the letter stated. "A permanent IG would help to address these failures and would play a critical role in auditing and evaluating VA programs, conducting health care inspections and investigating allegations of serious violations."<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/veterans/2015/06/26/senators-want-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va/29323389/">http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/veterans/2015/06/26/senators-want-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va/29323389/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/016/866/qrc/635709066748742076-492562971-1-.jpg?1443046471"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/veterans/2015/06/26/senators-want-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va/29323389/">Senators want a permanent inspector general for VA</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The top watchdog post for the department has been vacant for the last 18 months, raising concerns about VA oversight.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:37:11 -0400 2015-06-29T09:37:11-04:00 Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 29 at 2015 10:00 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/you-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va?n=777716&urlhash=777716 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Apparently not! SGM Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:00:47 -0400 2015-06-29T10:00:47-04:00 Response by LTC John Shaw made Jun 29 at 2015 10:00 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/you-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va?n=777717&urlhash=777717 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="429207" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/429207-spc-jan-allbright-m-sc-r-s">SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.</a> Wow! I can't believe no one has been a VA IG. I will volunteer for that job talking about job security! We need competent leadership and the current 'leaders' need to be held accountable. LTC John Shaw Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:00:54 -0400 2015-06-29T10:00:54-04:00 Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 29 at 2015 10:00 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/you-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va?n=777718&urlhash=777718 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Of course not. If there was a permanent person, then the incoming secretary (or sitting, for that matter) couldn't just plug in someone that will turn a blind eye to what is going on. SSgt Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:00:54 -0400 2015-06-29T10:00:54-04:00 Response by MSG Brad Sand made Jun 29 at 2015 10:03 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/you-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va?n=777727&urlhash=777727 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This is one of those, WTF moments when you realize that this should have been the case and everyone assumed it was already the case. MSG Brad Sand Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:03:59 -0400 2015-06-29T10:03:59-04:00 Response by SGM Steve Wettstein made Jun 29 at 2015 10:10 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/you-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va?n=777741&urlhash=777741 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="429207" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/429207-spc-jan-allbright-m-sc-r-s">SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.</a> Jan that was the same thing I was thinking. WTF is wrong with those people? SGM Steve Wettstein Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:10:14 -0400 2015-06-29T10:10:14-04:00 Response by Sgt Spencer Sikder made Jun 29 at 2015 2:20 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/you-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va?n=778446&urlhash=778446 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There has been for several years. However, it's been a while since the last one retired. As for the comment to have these folks independent from the agency, that's been a long standing issue/argument. They are listed as "independent" but aligned under the agency. There is another auditing agency, the General Accountability Office, that is independent of all agencies. But again, just like the recent VA OIG reports, the GAO also does generalizations in their findings. Sgt Spencer Sikder Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:20:54 -0400 2015-06-29T14:20:54-04:00 Response by Sgt Spencer Sikder made Jun 30 at 2015 4:08 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/you-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va?n=781276&urlhash=781276 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The same happens in Fayetteville, NC, Jacksonville, NC and Wilmington, NC. I have veterans telling me more frequently lately that since their doctors (Primary Care and Mental Health) have left, VA hasn't rescheduled them for care nor can they get anyone to contact them when they try to call. <br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-15-01116-390.pdf">http://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-15-01116-390.pdf</a> Sgt Spencer Sikder Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:08:42 -0400 2015-06-30T16:08:42-04:00 Response by Sgt Spencer Sikder made Jun 30 at 2015 5:58 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/you-mean-there-is-not-a-permanent-inspector-general-for-va?n=781588&urlhash=781588 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sometimes prayers get answered in the strangest ways:<br /><br />"Change is the law of life, and those who only look to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.” President John F. Kennedy On June 29, 2015, the VA Deputy Inspector General, Richard J. Griffin, informed the VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald and the VA Office of Inspector General workforce of his intention to retire after 43 ½ years of Federal service. His last day as VA Deputy Inspector General will be Independence Day, July 4, 2015, a fitting day for an organization that prides itself on independence and integrity. Upon his departure, the VA OIG’s Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations, Linda A. Halliday, will assume the position of Deputy Inspector General. Mr. Griffin praised the VA OIG workforce, stating “Your collective effort and hard work have resulted in a remarkable record of performance and outstanding achievements. In the last 6 years alone, the VA OIG workforce has accounted for 1,931 reports; 11,350 arrests, indictments, convictions, and administrative sanctions; and achieved $22.5 billion in monetary impact, either through recommendations to VA in program efficiencies or in criminal fines, penalties, and sanctions representing a return on investment of $36 for every dollar invested in the OIG’s budget. In fact, in April 2015, the Brookings Center for Effective Management named the VA OIG the second most productive OIG organization in the Federal government based on the last 5 years’ return on investment.” Sgt Spencer Sikder Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:58:29 -0400 2015-06-30T17:58:29-04:00 2015-06-29T09:37:11-04:00