Best VA Office of Inspector General Podcasts (2025)

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Highlights of VA OIG's Oversight Work from August 5:22

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Each month, the VA Office of Inspector General publishes highlights of our oversight reports, congressional testimony, and investigative work. In August 2025, the VA OIG published 17 reports that included 72 recommendations to VA. Report topics included a review of medical facilities in VISN 12 (VA Great Lakes Health Care System) and whether they c…

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Highlights of VA OIG’s Oversight Work from July 7:36

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The Honorable Cheryl L. Mason was confirmed by the Senate as the inspector general of the VA on July 31, 2025, and shortly after being sworn in, took up her leadership of the VA OIG on August 4. IG Mason previously served as the chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals at VA. For more information on IG Mason, see her bio. In July 2025, the VA OIG…

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Daily Life Working As A Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer - With Aviation Survivalist Technician (AST3) Max Gardiner 41:41

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In this episode of the Coast To Coasties podcast, I sit down with Aviation Survivalist Technician (AST3) Max Gardiner to discuss the daily work life of a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer. While day-day work life will change greatly depending on where an individual is stationed, Max provides great insight on what his job entails to ensure he stays both pr…

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Path To Becoming A U.S Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer - With Aviation Survivalist Technician (AST3) Max Gardiner 1:02:10

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So you want to become a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer? The pathway to becoming an Aviation Survivalist Technician (AST) is a journey with many challenges to overcome in accomplishing this objective. The Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer/AST rate is one of the most highly sought after career paths / adventures the U.S Coast Guard offers. Many people seek to j…

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Highlights of VA OIG’s Oversight Work from June 7:12

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Each month, the VA Office of Inspector General publishes highlights of our oversight reports, congressional testimony, and investigative work. In June 2025, the VA OIG published nine reports that included 81 recommendations. Report topics varied from an evaluation of VA’s governance of recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives awarded for V…

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U.S Coast Guard Officer Candidate School (OCS) - With LTJG Bryan Casado 1:10:25

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In this episode of the Coast To Coasties I sit down with LTJG Bryan Casado and discuss his journey from U.S Navy Corpsman to U.S Coast Guard Officer Candidate School (OCS) graduate. We break down what life was like serving in the Navy and alongside Marines and what led to Casado's eventual transition to the Coast Guard. From there we have an in dep…

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Serving In The United States Coast Guard With A Family - Featuring LTJG Bryan Casado 41:48

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In this highly requested episode of the Coast To Coasties podcast, I sit down with LTJG Bryan Casado to discuss navigating military service life together with a family. Many extra considerations have to be taken into account for a member when the decisions affect their life as well as the lives of their spouse and children. We have a fantastic disc…

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How To Join The U.S Coast Guard Enlisted Marine Inspector Training Program (EMITP) Warrant Officer Path - With MST1 Gavin Kline 29:13

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In this episode of the Coast To Coasties Podcast, I continue my 2 part discussion with MST1 Gavin Kline about the newest Warrant Officer pathway in the U.S Coast Guard. The intention of the program is to give members in certain enlisted rates earlier opportunity in their career timeline to become Warrant Officers which benefits both the enlisted me…

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Highlights of VA OIG’s Oversight Work from May 6:04

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Each month, the VA Office of Inspector General publishes highlights of our oversight reports, congressional testimony, and investigative work. In May 2025, the VA OIG published 11 reports that included 54 recommendations. Report topics varied from an audit of the VHA’s Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to a he…

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Highlights from VA OIG's 93rd Semiannual Report to Congress 5:59

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This Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the independent oversight efforts of the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) from October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. Visit the VA OIG's website to read the full report. For this six-month period, the VA OIG identified nearly $3.3 billion in monetary impact for a return on investment of $28 for ev…

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Highlights of VA OIG’s Oversight Work from April 9:51

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The latest podcast episode of Veteran Oversight Now highlights the VA OIG’s oversight work during April 2025, including three healthcare facility inspections reports on facilities in Tennessee, New York, and Colorado. April 2025 Monthly Highlights Each month, the VA Office of Inspector General publishes highlights of our congressional testimony, in…

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Highlights of VA OIG’s Oversight Work from March 7:02

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Each month, the VA Office of Inspector General publishes highlights of our investigative work, congressional testimony, and oversight reports. In March 2025, the VA OIG published 17 reports that included 101 recommendations. Report topics varied from a review of VHA and VBA fiscal year 2024 supplemental funding requests and mental healthcare servic…

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Highlights of VA OIG’s Oversight Work from February 9:45

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In this latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, we’re bringing you highlights of our oversight work from February 2025. Hear Acting Inspector General David Case discuss VA’s challenges with implementing its new electronic health record system before Congress as well as Dr. Julie Kroviak, acting inspector general for the Office of Healthcare Inspec…

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Working As A Marine Inspector In The United States Coast Guard - With MST1 Gavin Kline 57:55

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In this episode of the Coast To Coasties Podcast, I sit down with MST1 Gavin Kline and discuss the highly requested episode of what the job of being a Marine Inspector involves. Marine Inspections is a highly sought after career to get into for the Coast Guard because of the plentiful career opportunities after the Coast Guard and for the amazing w…

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VON Podcast - IG Missal Highlights Latest Semiannual Report to Congress 15:41

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In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, VA Inspector General Michael J. Missal discusses the VA OIG’s latest Semiannual Report to Congress that covered oversight work from April 1 to September 30, 2024. This edition also includes highlights of the VA OIG’s work from October 2024. “I’m extremely proud of all the enhancements we’ve made and t…

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Unpaid Postage Bill Delays Critical Cancer Screenings—Rebroadcast 30:54

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In this latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, we’re revisiting a highly downloaded episode from February 2024—Unpaid Postage Bill Delays Critical Cancer Screenings. Hear from a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director, who discusses delays in the receipt of patients’ colorectal cancer screening tests due to an unpaid postage bill by the Pho…

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Veteran Dies Following Delay in “Code Blue” Alert at Memphis VA Medical Center—Rebroadcast 26:36

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In this latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, we’re revisiting a highly downloaded episode from April 2024—Veteran Dies Following Delay in “Code Blue” Alert at Memphis VA Medical Center. Hear from a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discuss how a telemetry technician’s failure to follow a series of communications within the time fram…

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Poor Paperwork Potentially Puts Patients at Risk: New Mexico VAMC Reuses Medical Devices without Documenting Proper Cleaning 22:36

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In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses findings at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where there was no documentation of required reusable medical device reprocessing, which put patients at risk for infection if the reusable medical devices used dur…

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My Personal Coast Guard Journey - With Host, Ensign Hunter Giacomuzzi 1:11:50

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By special request, in this episode of the "Coast To Coasties" Podcast, I do a deep dive on my Coast Guard Career so far and share my personal journey through the United States Coast Guard. I discuss my influences growing up that led to me joining the Coast Guard and milestone influences that have shaped my career to this point. Many listeners have…

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Inadequate Care Coordination at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas 31:06

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In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses allegations that facility staff at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas delayed ordering medications following an elderly patient’s discharge from a community hospital. The OIG substantiated that inadequate care coordination le…

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Patients Delayed Care Due to Failure to Follow Behavior Health Consult and Scheduling Process 23:15

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In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses allegations that some patients’ behavioral health consults were being discontinued at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, which resulted in some significant delays in patients receiving recommended behavioral health services. This podcast edit…

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Talking With A Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Company Commander - With Chief Vincent Bucaneg 58:54

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In this episode of the "Coast To Coasties" podcast, I have the privilege of sitting down with my guest, Chief Petty Officer Vicent Bucaneg, to talk about his Coast Guard career and why he loves working as a company commander for recruit bootcamp at Training Center Cape May! He has such a passion for what he considers to be the most fulfilling job i…

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IG Missal Highlights 91st Semiannual Report to Congress 22:45

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In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, VA Inspector General Michael J. Missal discusses the VA OIG’s latest Semiannual Report to Congress that covered our oversight work from October 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024. Specifically, he shares results of our most recent work related to VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization program. To date, t…

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What Is The Olmsted Scholarship Program? 21:13

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In this episode of the "Coast To Coasties" podcast I go in depth on the Olmsted Scholarship Program which is a graduate school program enhanced with language learning opportunities that Coast Guard Officer's can apply to take part in. Founded in 1959 this super selective program involves one year of intense language learning followed by two years a…

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Veteran Dies Following Delay in “Code Blue” Alert at Memphis VA Medical Center 27:16

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In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses a telemetry technician’s failure to follow a series of communications within the time frame established in the facility’s cardiac telemetry monitoring policy delayed initiating a code blue alert, ending with the patient’s death. This edition al…

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Chronic Leadership Failures Plague Cardiology Department at Indiana VAMC 26:02

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In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses how multiple OIG reports detail chronic leadership failures at the Indianapolis, Indiana VA medical center. This edition also includes highlights of the VA OIG’s work from February 2024. “It overall affects the care that the patients receive. S…

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How To Use The VA Loan In The United States Coast Guard - With USCG Retired Aaron Sanders 53:36

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In this episode of the "Coast To Coasties" Podcast, I sit down with retired Coast Guard Pilot, Aaron Sanders, to have a discussion about the VA Loan. The VA Loan is an attractive 0$ down payment loan that enables Coast Guard and other military members active, reserve, and veteran to compete for housing they otherwise would be unable to afford in co…

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Unpaid Postage Bill Delays Critical Cancer Screenings 30:43

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In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses delays in the receipt of patients’ colorectal cancer screening tests due to an unpaid postage bill by the Phoenix VA Health Care System in Arizona. This edition also includes highlights of the VA OIG’s work from January 2024. “The VISN actually…

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Working As A Diver In The United States Coast Guard - With Diver First Class (DV1) Andy Murillo 1:09:15

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In this episode of the "Coast To Coasties" Podcast, we dive into 2024 with an exciting episode featuring one of the smallest rates in the Coast Guard, highlighting the Diver (DV) Rate with only about 70 active duty divers in the entire U.S Coast Guard. I sit down with (DV1) Diver first class Andy Murillo who walks us through his day to day life as …

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IG Missal Reflects on Inspector General 45th Anniversary and Latest Semiannual Report to Congress 36:21

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In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, VA Inspector General Michael J. Missal shares his thoughts on changes to federal oversight since the passage of the Inspector General Act in 1978, which established 12 presidentially appointed IGs in federal departments with a mission to provide independent oversight. The VA OIG was one of the origina…

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Pursuing A College Education While Serving In The Coast Guard 38:37

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In this episode of the "Coast To Coasties" podcast, I discuss the programs available to active duty and reservist members that we can utilize in pursuing a bachelors or masters degree while serving in the U.S Coast Guard. I cover various opportunities available for both enlisted and officers including the "Post 9/11 GI Bill", and the "Tuition Assis…

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How to help support your Coastie (Being the parent of a Coastie) - With Jeannie Giacomuzzi 36:13

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In this episode of the Coast to Coasties Podcast, I sit down with my guest who is my mother, Jeannie Giacomuzzi and ask her for advice and tips she can give to other parents who are currently or soon to be embarking on the journey of having their child serve in the United States Coast Guard. We discuss great ways to support your children in the Coa…

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Lessons Learned after Patient Death following a Fall in a Las Vegas VA Outpatient Clinic 31:39

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In this latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses the lessons learned in the care of a veteran who died after a fall in a VA outpatient clinic, part of the Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas. This edition also includes highlights of the VA OIG’s work from August 2023. “Since [the …

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Nurse Consultant Shares Challenges for Veterans with Opioid Use Disorder Transitioning from DoD to VHA 20:58

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In this episode of Inside Oversight, Nicole Maxey, a nurse consultant with the Office of Healthcare Inspections, discusses the VA OIG’s evaluation of the transition of clinical care for service members with opioid use disorder from the Department of Defense to the Veterans Health Administration. Nicole describes deficiencies in documenting patients…

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Where can I get stationed in the Coast Guard? 47:08

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In this episode of the "Coast To Coasties" Podcast, I go in depth on a comprehensive discussion of places and regions you could potentially get stationed in the United States Coast Guard. Often times one of the first questions that's going to come up on deciding whether you want to the join the Coast Guard or pick a particular rate is "Where could …

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“I don’t want to die.” Veteran Left Alone in VA Emergency Department Dies from Suicide 48:30

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In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses deficiencies in the quality of emergency department care for a veteran who died by suicide at the John Cochran Division of the VA St. Louis Healthcare System in Missouri. This edition also includes highlights of the VA OIG’s work from July 2023…

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Coast Guard Camaraderie And Community Outreach - With Chief Michael Gould 46:07

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In this episode of the "Coast To Coasties" Podcast, I'm sitting down with my good friend Reservist Chief Boatswain Mate, Michael Gould, on our travel back from a high school community outreach event where we talk about the unique camaraderie gained in the military service as well as the importance of community awareness and outreach about what the …

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Health System Specialist Discusses Inadequate Care at the West Palm Beach VA Facility 9:27

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In this podcast episode of Inside Oversight, Erica Taylor, a health system specialist with the Office of Healthcare Inspections, discusses a healthcare inspection at the West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System in Florida that assessed allegations related to a patient’s cancer care coordination. “Over the years, the OIG has published many reports detai…

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Veteran Suicide at Outpatient Clinic in South Carolina Highlights Tragic Missteps in Patient Care 47:21

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In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses missteps in the care of a veteran who eventually committed suicide on the grounds of the Aiken Community Based Outpatient Clinic, part of the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. This edition also includes highlights of the VA…

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Detailed Overview Of The U.S Coast Guard Direct Commission Officer Program 42:59

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New Episode! Thank you all for your patience and reaching out for when season 2 would officially launch and it is now! In the long anticipated return of the Coast to Coasties Podcast, I talk about my experience of becoming a Direct Commission Officer from application process to reporting at my unit and attending the Direct Commission Officer school…

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VA OIG Safety Expert Discusses Deficiencies with Patient Safety at the Tuscaloosa VAMC 32:17

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In this episode of Inside Oversight, Amanda Newton, an associate director with the Office of Healthcare Inspections, discusses a report on deficiencies with the Patient Safety Program at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in Alabama. She shares how a lack of resources, supervisory engagement, and failure of facility leaders to act impacted the medica…

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Oversight, Employee Participation Critical to Patient Safety Programs Says Healthcare Hotline Director 38:50

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In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses how she and her team triage healthcare-related hotline inquiries. She shares how concerns over the management of a patient safety program led to an inspection and subsequent report at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in Alabama. This edition al…

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IG Michael J. Missal Discusses VA OIG's 89th Semiannual Report to Congress 25:14

2+ y ago25:14

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IG Michael J. Missal discusses the VA OIG's 89th Semiannual Report to Congress covering the reporting period of October 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023. Plus oversight highlights from the VA OIG's work in March and April of 2023. For this six-month period, the VA OIG identified more than $401 million in monetary impact for a return on investment of $4 f…

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Working As A Reservist In The United States Coast Guard - With Senior Chief Thompson 39:11

2+ y ago39:11

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In this episode of the "Coast To Coasties" Podcast, I sit down with Senior Chief Thompson who is a Coast Guard Reservist on Active Duty Orders with the Portland Maine recruiting office. We discuss everything going into being a reservist in the Coast Guard including all the benefits and opportunities reservists can take advantage of and how they can…

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Responsibilities Of A Pollution And Response Marine Science Technician - With MST1 Justin Basham 28:31

2+ y ago28:31

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In this episode of the "Coast To Coasties" Podcast, we continue to build upon our previous episode highlighting the Marine Science Technician Rate, and take a further in depth look at the pollution and response side of the job. Our guest today, MST1 Justin Basham, has been a Marine Science Technician in the Coast Guard for 12 years with a majority …

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What Makes Marine Science Technicians Awesome - With Senior Chief Kristin Gray and MST1 Lewis Register 49:24

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To Scrub...Or Not To Scrub...In this episode of the "Coast To Coasties" podcast I sit down with MST-A School, school house chief Senior Chief Kristin Gray and School Instructor MST1 Lewis Register as we cover a high demand topic the listeners have been asking for. The work life of a Marine Science Technician in the Coast Guard. This rate is one of …

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Proactive Oversight: Senior Leader Shares How the VA OIG is Changing Some Healthcare Inspections 21:07

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In this episode, host Fred Baker talks with Dr. Julie Kroviak, the principal deputy assistant inspector general of the VA OIG’s Office of Healthcare Inspections, about changes to how cyclical healthcare reviews are conducted. Dr. Kroviak explains how her teams are reworking the Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program cyclical reports to provide…

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Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program Implementation Status and Barriers to Compliance 21:25

2+ y ago21:25

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In this episode, Dr. Amber Singh, an associate director with the VA OIG’s mental health team within the Office of Healthcare Inspections, discusses a published report on VHA’s Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program. Her team conducted a national review of the program to evaluate implementation status and identify perceived barriers to complia…

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The Networking Through The Coast Guard Mentorship Program - With Carl Boehmer And Tyler Mleczko 35:21

2+ y ago35:21

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In this episode of the "Coast To Coasties Podcast", I sit down with Carl Boehmer and Tyler Mleczko who both run the Coast Guard Mentorship Program. This program was created as a way for current Coasties serving in Active, Reservist, Auxiliary, and Civilian capacities to have the ability to network and connect with one another from any time and any …

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Opsahl On The Foc'sle - Working At Coast Guard Surf Station With Seaman Sterling Opsahl 40:57

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In this episode of the "Coast To Coasties" podcast, I sit down with Seaman Sterling Opsahl for the my first episode recorded at A-School. We discuss his time as a non-rate at station Umpquaw in Oregon working at a surf station and highlighting the Surfman community in the United States Coast Guard. The surf community is specialized in heavy weather…

VA Office Of Inspector General Podcasts