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Trump's Whistleblower Protection Office Didn't Shield Sources, Inspector General Says

President Trump shows off the Veterans Choice Program Extension and Improvement Act after signing it in April 2017. A new report said on Thursday that the agency failed in its core mission of protecting whistleblowers. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Trump's Whistleblower Protection Office Didn't Shield Sources, Inspector General Says

October 24, 2019 • According to the report, the office failed to push out poorly performing senior officials, did not conduct accurate or unbiased investigations and may not have protected identities of whistleblowers.

Second Death At West Virginia VA Hospital Ruled As Homicide

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., pictured last month, confirms multiple deaths are being investigated at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, W.Va. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Second Death At West Virginia VA Hospital Ruled As Homicide

August 28, 2019 • An attorney for the family of a victim says the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Veteran Affairs is investigating up to 10 insulin injection-related deaths.