Report from Government Accountability Office makes clear that VA Loma Linda employees are not alone in filing federal grievances about workplace misdeeds.
As a congressional committee continues to probe allegations of hostile working conditions at VA Loma Linda, a new federal report highlights the proliferation of whistleblower retaliation complaints within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
During that same period, only about 5% of the VA’s PPP cases with whistleblower retaliation allegations were closed in favor of the whistleblower. A majority of whistleblower retaliation claims from VA employees are closed due to insufficient evidence, the report says.Terrence Hayes, a spokesperson for Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, said in a statement that “any retaliation for whistleblowers is unacceptable.
“Whistleblowers fear reporting because they see how others are retaliated against,” said a discouraged VA Loma Linda employee, who asked not to be identified because of potential retribution. “It’s almost like doing the right thing is a crime in itself. The fear of knowing if one reports the problem and risking losing your job and not being able to provide for your family is a reason everyone stays quiet.
“Bad VA employees don’t get fired, they get shuffled off ,” said Selnick, who served as a senior adviser in 2018 and 2019 to then-VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. “The VA has its own culture that says, ‘we are in charge’ and everyone else is transitory. It is all about the institution, not protecting veterans.”
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