Somebody posted this last bread and it didnt get any attention but it needs to.
The VA is about to be in deep shit.
Definitely notable
The acting secretary is acting like an idiot," said Chaffetz, the former chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. "He's in for a rude awakening. The IG has every right to those documents."
Missal also said that all of his office’s investigations conform with CIGIE’s best practices and that the data from the whistleblower office was key for his investigations. OAWP is receiving 150-170 complaints per month, the office told the IG, few of which are being forwarded along. Missal sent a letter to Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., the top Democrat on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, alerting him to the situation so “you may take whatever action you deem appropriate.” Walz subsequently sent a letter to the CIGIE leadership asking for clarification on the rights of inspectors general.
On Wednesday, the leaders of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Sens. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., introduced an amendment to the 2019 VA appropriations bill that said none of the funds included in the measure could be used to deny the IG access to agency records and demanding the watchdog quickly notify Congress of any infractions.
"The VA must immediately comply with the IG's request for access to information,” Tester said. “The VA leadership that prides itself on transparency is not above the law or exempt from independent oversight. The department must be held accountable to veterans and must stop this reckless behavior."
The bill has yet to receive a vote in the House, but Griffin Anderson, a Walz spokesman, praised the amendment.
"Ranking Member Walz praises Sen. Tester for his leadership on this issue and applauds the Senate for passing this important amendment," Anderson said. "There is simply no excuse for VA’s lack of transparency."
Chaffetz said he hoped Congress would "jump all over this."
"Given the history of VA, this is an incredibly high priority," Chaffetz said.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/06/senate-intervenes-behalf-ig-after-va-questions-its-authority/149222/
Nope.