Incentive bonuses totaling $10.8 million were improperly paid to 182 senior managers at the central office of the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a new report from the VA Office of Inspector General.
At issue is the Servicemember and Veterans’ Empowerment and Support Act for expanding access to VA benefits and services related to military sexual trauma in cases where the servicemember did not go through the military chain of command to report a sexual assault or when the incident report is missing from military records.