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| Administrative Investigation of Conflict of Interest, Nepotism, and False Statements within the VA Office of General Counsel Wash, DC |
| 2018-04-02 |
| Caution - Please be comfortably seated before reading: [Oversight.Gov] Department of Veterans Affairs OIG Report Description: The VA Office of Inspector General Administrative Investigations Division issued a report titled: Administrative Investigation of Conflict of Interest, Nepotism, and False Statements within the VA Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC. Date Issued: Thursday, March 29, 2018 Appears Admiral Ron Jackson has his work cut out for him. SUBJECT: Administrative Investigation of Conflict of Interest, Nepotism, and False Statements within the VA Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC (2017-03324-IQ-0103) Summary The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Administrative Investigations Division received an allegation that Mr. Robert Fleck (SES), Chief Counsel of the Procurement Law Group (PLG) within the Office of General Counsel (OGC), actively and openly solicited, during a conference call with other Senior Executive Service (SES) employees, that the OGC hire his wife, Ms. KW (GS-14).One of the SES employees who participated in the conference call hired Ms. KW. The OIG found that Mr. Fleck had a conflict of interest and engaged in nepotism when he used his position as an SES manager in OGC’s Contract Operations to advocate for the employment of his wife and help establish for her a GS-14 e-Discovery attorney position on OGC’s Contract Litigation Team, a team that he managed. And on, and on.... |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 among the population served What? You thought that the customer was supposed to be important?? Please the only think that counts is the ease and convenience of the bureaucracy. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2018-04-02 16:55 |
| #2 So why is the VA HQ in Washington? Shouldn't it be centered in the country based upon the over all veterans population? Sort of making it easier to travel among the population served. The old advise applies - that which is not inspected, doesn't get done. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-04-02 16:25 |
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| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-04-02 14:38 |