VIRGINIA’S POSITIVITY RATE IS ALSO HOLDING STEADY AT 6 PERCENT NOW >> AT 5 WHISTLEBLOWERS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FACE RETALIATION FOR COMING FORWARD AND FEW SENIOR OFFICIALS ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR MISCONDUCT AND WRONGDOING. THOSE ARE THE FINDINGS OF RECENT INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTS. AND NOW CONGRESS IS TRYING TO PROVIDE BETTER CARE FOR THE NATION’S MILITARY VETS.MIKE GOODING HAS DETAILS >>. Charges OF A CULTURE OF INTIMIDATION, REPRISAL AND RETALIATION TOWARDS WHISTLEBLOWERS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PERSISTS. FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN TWENTY SEVENTEEN SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ESTABLISHING THE VA OFFICE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION TO IMPROVE THE DEPARTMENT’S ABILITY TO HOLD EMPLOYEES ACCOUNTABLE AND ENHANCE PROTECTIONS FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS. HOWEVER, THE AWP APPEARS TO HAVE CREATED AN EVEN MORE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT THE VA OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IN 2019 STATED THAT THE AWP ACTED IN WAYS THAT WERE INCONSISTENT WITH ITS STATUTORY AUTHORITY WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY FLOUNDERING IN ITS MISSION TO PROTECT WHISTLEBLOWERS >>. OBVIOUSLY WHISTLEBLOWERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE DEPARTMENT ARE VITAL FOR BRINGING TO LIGHT WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE AND IT’S ESSENTIAL THAT WE HAVE A VA THAT IS SAFE AND WELCOMING FOR ALL AND THAT WHISTLEBLOWERS WILL HAVE THEIR RIGHTS PROTECTED. THE HOUSE >> VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HOPES TO FIX THINGS WITH >> AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF AROUND TWENTY 2 MILLION DOLLARS OVER HAS COST TAXPAYERS ROUGHLY 90 MILLION DOLLARS IN ITS 4 YEARS OF EXISTENCE AND HAS NOT RETURNED ANYWHERE NEAR THAT VALUE OF ITS WORK .>> THE VA DID NOT OBJECT TO AN OVERHAUL. VA >> SUPPORTS LEGISLATIVE ACTION THAT PROVIDES THE OFFICE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION MORE AUTONOMY TO PERFORM ITS CRITICAL STATUTORY FUNCTIONS IN AN UNBIASED MANNER. >> MIKE GARDING 13 NEWS NOW ALSO >> TODAY’S HEARING 2ND DISTRICT CONGRESSWOMAN ELAINE LORIA BROUGHT UP THE CASE.
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