Juicy Reports on VA IT Shop Coming
By
Bob Brewin
The Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general has completed two reports (<a href="http://www.va.gov/oig/publications/reports-list.asp">listed here</a>) whose titles are ripe for tabloid headlines: "Administrative Investigation Misuse of Position, Abuse of Authority, and Prohibited Personnel Practices Office of Information & Technology Washington, D.C." and "Administrative Investigation Nepotism, Abuse of Authority, Misuse of Position, Improper Hiring, and Improperly Administered Awards, OI&T, Washington, D.C."
The Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general has completed two reports (listed here) whose titles are ripe for tabloid headlines: "Administrative Investigation Misuse of Position, Abuse of Authority, and Prohibited Personnel Practices Office of Information & Technology Washington, D.C." and "Administrative Investigation Nepotism, Abuse of Authority, Misuse of Position, Improper Hiring, and Improperly Administered Awards, OI&T, Washington, D.C."
But before we go any further, let me emphasize that these reports have nothing to do with the current VA IT management, including the CIO, Roger Baker.
And at the moment, all the information available on the reports is contained in their titles. The rest is hidden away due to Privacy Act restrictions, though I understand redacted versions will be released once three people (and I will be one of them) file Freedom of Information Act requests for the reports.
I'm told the reports detail truly ugly practices. Nextgov editors started receiving calls tipping us off to their existence on Monday.
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