At a glance
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA or DVA) is a government-run military benefit system responsible for administering programs of benefits for veterans, their families, and survivors.
The USDA is made up of 3 main divisions (Veterans Health, Veterans Benefits, and National Cemetery Administrations) with over 350,000 employees.
“We’ve seen battle. We’ve seen combat. Why do we have to…fight when we come back home just to get proper medical care?” - Vietnam Veteran J.R. Howell
A Path Forward
The Department of Veterans Affairs was created to provide a variety of benefits to Americans who have served in the military, ranging from health care, disability payments, education benefits, job training, and many others. Recent reports of veterans receiving inadequate care or no care at all shows that no matter how much money goes to an agency, good leadership is vital. The VA system has structural issues and should be reformed to fit the needs of veterans and their families.
174.02 Billion Annual Budget
David J. Shulkin Secretary
Budget Growth 2012 - 2016
Annual budget for the federal government
Percentage of Federal Budget
Oversight Reports
Veterans Still Waiting, VA Recording “Preferred” Dates To Fudge Numbers
DC VA Breakdowns Heightened The Potential For Waste, Fraud, And Abuse
Audit of the Timeliness and Accuracy of Choice Payments
VA OIG: Review of VA’s Compliance With the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act for FY 2016
VA OIG: Improper Payment Estimates and Ongoing Efforts for Reduction
VA OIG: Review of VA’s Compliance With the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act for FY 2015
VA OIG: Audit of Conference Management for Fiscal Year 2014
VA OIG: Administrative Investigation of the FY 2011 Human Resources Conferences in Orlando, Florida
Review of VA’s Reimbursements to the Treasury Judgment Fund
Audit of VHA’s Management of Primary Care Panels
GAO: Improved Management Processes Are Necessary for IT Systems That Better Support Health Care
GAO: Improvements Needed to Ensure Only Qualified Veterans and Survivors Receive Benefits
GAO: Additional Actions Needed to Decrease Delays and Lower Costs of Major Medical-Facility Projects
GAO: VA Can Better Ensure Unemployability Decisions Are Well Supported
GAO: VA Health Care: Actions Needed to Improve Newly Enrolled Veterans’ Access to Primary Care
GAO: VA’S Health Care Budget: In Response to a Projected Funding Gap in Fiscal Year 2015, VA Has Made Efforts to Better Manage Future Budgets
GAO: Veterans’ Health Care: Preliminary Observations on Veterans’ Access to Choice Program Care
GAO: Limited Progress Made to Address Concerns That Led to High-Risk Designation
GAO: Information Technology: Pharmacy System Needs Additional Capabilities for Viewing, Exchanging, and Using Data to Better Serve Veterans
GAO: Improvements Needed in Data and Monitoring of Clinical Productivity and Efficiency
GAO: Improved Management Processes Are Necessary for IT Systems That Better Support Health Care
GAO: POST-9/11 GI BILL: Additional Actions Needed to Help Reduce Overpayments and Increase Collections
GAO: Veterans Benefits Management System: Ongoing Development and Implementation Can Be Improved; Goals Are Needed to Promote Increased User Satisfaction
GAO: VA Benefits: Increasing Outreach and Measuring Outcomes Would Improve the Post-9/11 GI Bill On-the-Job Training and Apprenticeship Programs
VA OIG: Audit of VHA’s Beneficiary Travel Program
VA OIG: Review of Alleged Patient Deaths, Patient Wait Times, and Scheduling Practices at the Phoenix VA Health Care System
VA OIG: Review of Alleged Mismanagement at the Health Eligibility Center
VA OIG: Audit of Non-VA Medical Care Obligations
VA OIG: Audit of Veteran Wait Time Data, Choice Access, and Consult Management in VISN 6
VA OIG: Healthcare Inspection – Evaluation of the Veterans Health Administration Veterans Crisis Line
VA OIG: Review of Alleged Overpayments for Non-VA Care Made by Florida VA Facilities
VA OIG: Audit of VHA’s CPAC Controls To Prevent Improper Billings for Service-Connected Conditions
VA OIG: Review of Alleged Noncompliance With Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act on MyCareer@VA Web Site
VA OIG: Audit of VBA’s Compensation and Pension Benefit Payments to Incarcerated Veterans
VA OIG: Audit of Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Tuition and Fee Payments
VA OIG: Audit of Automated Burial Payments
Can you believe the US Government spends more money on it’s cable bill than on disaster relief?