Category Archives: VAMC Scheduling Coverup

VBA-PLEASE KEEP EXIT AISLES CLEAR

As I predicted several months ago, the stampede to the exits is in full swing. Following  Petzel’s lead were Joan Moody and Willy Gunn who didn’t even wait for the jumpmaster or a green light. Dr. Brown, Under Secretary of … Continue reading

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VA-WE WANT OUR SPLENDID ISOLATION BACK

We are reaching the point of absurdity. Hardly a day passes that another VA upper-level manager manages to leave incriminating evidence lying around to be found. That a member of Congress would think reading that evidence of perfidy a horrible intrusion on the … Continue reading

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VA SCHEDULING FIASCO–LATEST UPDATE

(UPI)Under Secretary for Veterans Benefits (and now titular head of the VHA, too) Allison “In Wonderland” Hickey announced today that the VA’s highly-trained investigators at the Office of Inspector General have finally gotten to the bottom of the VA scheduling … Continue reading

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eBENEFITS–SO SIMPLE A CAVEMAN CAN DO IT

Remember USB Allison “in Wonderland” Hickey’s famous rejoinder to Congress back in 2013? Paraphrased, it could be summed up thusly: “As simple as filing taxes online and a way to whittle down the claims backlog“. Whew, doggies.  Considering the claims backlog just hit two … Continue reading

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VASEC–PLEASE ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF

I have refrained from writing about the shakeup at 810 Vermin Ave. NW in hopes of reading them bones more closely. Sure enough, the rats are jumping ship with the sage premonition that the USS Veterans Affairs is in mortal … Continue reading

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VA–THE BIG CHILL

This is what I was afraid of. The Big Chill is now settling in and everyone is suddenly assessing their job resumes in case they suddenly find themselves “underemployed”. The smart ones are singing like birds while the higher-up types … Continue reading

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News Flash: CNN–VA management not getting bonuses? Whoa…..

I just checked the CNN app on my Android smartphone and breaking news (2-minutes) video/story caught me by surprise. An audit of hundreds of Veterans Affairs facilities released Monday found that more than 63,000 veterans were waiting to be scheduled for … Continue reading

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VAMC SCHEDULING HOTSPOTS–INTERACTIVE MAP

Here’s the latest on where the “scheduling misunderstandings” occurred in VA. Pretty soon we’ll have a real map that shows 150 stars on it-one for each VA medical facility. VAMC American Lake maintains they are pure as the driven snow. Try a dental … Continue reading

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VASEC FALLS ON HIS SWORD–WE LOSE

Unfortunately, General Eric Shinseki has chosen the least controversial exit of all. Rather than stand and fight the endemic corruption the VA is awash in, he has opted for resignation. We are the losers and I say this with great … Continue reading

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VAMCs–BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE

As predicted, every weekday news cycle brings a new revelation of misfeasance which seems to be metastasizing into malfeasance at VAMCs nationwide. Unlike the commercial, they are not on our side. And much like the commercials for Cheez-It®, the powers … Continue reading

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