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Investigations still open at 93 VA facilities
http://www.navytimes.com/article/20140909/NEWS05/309090058/Investigations-still-open-93-VA-facilitiesInvestigations still open at 93 VA facilities
Sep. 9, 2014 - 12:52PM
By Leo Shane III
Staff writer
The Veteran Affairs Department’s review of the wait times scandal at its Phoenix facility is over, but lawmakers and investigators are promising that department officials will still face intense scrutiny and criticism in coming months.
The VA Inspector General’s office still has investigations open at 93 other department facilities, officials told senators Tuesday. Almost half show the same types of mismanagement and manipulation with wait time records that sparked the Phoenix investigation, which in turn forced massive department leadership and policy changes in recent months.
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