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New accountability office hasn't made a dent in VA's 'culture of retaliation,' whistleblowers say

Sep 2 , 2019

Nicole OgryskoTom TeminFederal Drive with Tom TeminDepartment of Veterans Affairsgovernment oversightwhistleblowers

Whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans Affairs said not much has changed since the agency stood up a specific office dedicated to investigating whistleblower cases and potential retaliation. The office is working on new policies and training. It wants to help employees and supervisors better understand the whistleblowing process, but some of the other organizations that are supposed to receive and process VA whistleblower complaints say they're understaffed. That's leaving whistleblowers frustrated with they call an opaque. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko had more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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