U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General
Formed	1978
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Parent agency	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Inspector General	Cheryl L. Mason
Website	www.va.gov/oig/

Formed1978

HeadquartersWashington, D.C.

Parent agencyU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Inspector GeneralCheryl L. Mason

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978.^[1] The Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.^[1]

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Inspector General^[2]	Appointment Date^[2]
Cheryl L. Mason	August 4, 2025
David Case (Acting)	January 24, 2025
Michael J. Missal	May 2, 2016^[3]
Linda Halliday (Acting)	July 6, 2015^[4]
Richard J. Griffin (Acting)	January 1, 2014
George J. Opfer	November 17, 2005
Jon A. Wooditch (Acting)	June 22, 2005
Richard J. Griffin	November 11, 1997
William Merriman (Acting)	January 3, 1996
Stephen A. Trodden	August 4, 1990
Renald P. Morani	January 1, 1988
Frank S. Sato	July 31, 1981
Morris B. Silverstein (Acting)	January 21, 1981
Allan L. Reynolds	May 1, 1979
John J. Williams (Acting Deputy IG)	November 9, 1977

v t e Federal offices of inspectors general of the United States
Cabinet department OIGs	Agriculture Commerce Defense Education Energy Health and Human Services Homeland Security Housing and Urban Development Interior Justice Labor State Transportation Treasury Veterans Affairs
Establishment agencies	Agency for International Development Corporation for National and Community Service Environmental Protection Agency Export-Import Bank Federal Communications Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Agency General Services Administration NASA National Reconnaissance Office National Security Agency Office of Personnel Management Small Business Administration Social Security Tennessee Valley Authority Tax Administration (IRS) Nuclear Regulatory Commission Railroad Retirement Board
Designated federal entities	Amtrak Appalachian Regional Commission Federal Reserve System & Consumer Financial Protection Bureau AbilityOne Commodity Futures Trading Commission Consumer Product Safety Commission Corporation for Public Broadcasting Defense Intelligence Agency Denali Commission Election Assistance Commission Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Farm Credit Administration Federal Election Commission Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Maritime Commission Federal Trade Commission Legal Services Corporation National Archives & Records Administration National Credit Union Administration National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Labor Relations Board National Science Foundation Peace Corps Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Postal Regulatory Commission Smithsonian Institution Development Finance Corporation International Trade Commission Postal Service Securities and Exchange Commission
Other OIGs	Architect of the Capitol Capitol Police Central Intelligence Agency Government Accountability Office Government Publishing Office House of Representatives Intelligence Community Library of Congress
Special OIGs	Afghanistan Reconstruction Pandemic Recovery Troubled Asset Relief Program
Former OIGs	Coalition Provisional Authority Federal Emergency Management Agency Iraq Reconstruction
Related organizations	Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Government Accountability Office Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

v t e United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Headquarters: 810 Vermont Avenue NW (Veterans Affairs Department Building) Doug Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Paul Lawrence, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization Office of Enterprise Integration Office of General Counsel Office of Human Resources and Administration Office of Information and Technology Office of Inspector General Office of Management Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs Veterans' Experience Office
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health	Veterans Health Administration
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits	Veterans Benefits Administration
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs	National Cemetery Administration
Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals	Board of Veterans' Appeals

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	United States
Other	Yale LUX

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General

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