Show 1 VA Mew fLew Ami AI lUt T pep S Some Soe Administrator of Veterans Veterans Veter Veter- ans Affairs Max Cleland today to today today to to- day announced ced the appointment appoint appoint- appointment ment ment- of Allan Lee Reynolds 46 to fill the newly created position of Inspector Gen General ral of the Veterans Administration tion starting February 27 A professional manager with a a. a strong background in auditing Reynolds has served since August 1973 as s Director of Audit and Investigation Investigation In In- n for the Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Interior As Inspector General I. I IG G. G Reynolds will be Administrator Administrator Administrator Ad Ad- Cleland's principal principal principal prin prin- cipal assistant for assuring assuring assuring assur assur- ing that VAs VA's services for veterans are carried out in accordance with law and agency policy T The e IG office Administrator Admin Admin- Administrator r Cleland said combines combines combines com bines a number o of auditing investigative and security functions into a nationwide nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide system that will provide better information on V VAs VA's A s extensive field activities With VA programs costing costing costing cost cost- ing up upp to 20 billion a year Cl Cleland land said there is an n increasing need for fast word on problems and d deficiencies and on the possible need for corrective action The Inspector Inspector Inspector In In- General will provide th that t information Reynolds' Reynolds government service service service ser ser- ser ser- vice dates from June 1954 when he was employed by bye bythe bythe the e U US U.S. S. S Army Audit Ag Agency ncy shortly after he completed his bachelors bachelor's degree at San Jose State College Califor Califor- nia After eight years of field- field auditing Army installation activities and contractors at various supervisory levels he transferred in 1962 to Army Audit Agency headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters in Washington DC D.C. Here he was program q director director rector rec- rec tor of advanced audit techniques techniques techniques tech tech- specializing in automatic automatic auto auto- automatic matic data processing and statistical sampling In September 1967 Reynolds Reynolds Rey Rey- went with the HEW Audit Agency serving in turn as director of the Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas City Regional Office and deputy director of the agency agency agency agen agen- cy in Washington DC D.C. In InN N November 1970 he moved to his present position with the Department of Interior II A certified p public accountant accountant tant and a certified internal auditor the new VA IG has has' had graduate study in business business business busi busi- ness administration and computer computer computer com com- puter sciences at American University in Washington The new Office of the Inspector Inspector In In- spec or General will have two major subdivisions audit and investigation The audit audit- division will be subdivided into management audit for forthe forthe the general review of all agency programs automatic data processing audit for specialized attention to VAs VA's vast automatic data activities activities activities ties and contract and s special cial audit for monitoring V VA- VA A financed programs including certain state activities life insurance programs programs' and contracts with private or or- The investigation division IL I will monitor activities at all levels in VA with willi special attention attention attention at at- to preventing fraud and abuse v r The combined staff of central cen- cen central central cen cen- office and field J personnel personnel personnel person person- nel will total approximately 50 Field auditors and investigators investigators in in- ors will work from four field offices in hi Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles Chicago Atlanta Atlanta and and the Washington metropolitan if area Th the new office absorbs absorbs' VAs VA's old old Investigation tion and Security Service and Internal Internal Internal Inter Inter- nal Audit Service Reynolds is a native ofSan of f San Rafael Cal Calif He now resides re rep sides in Vienna Vienna- Va H He and and Mrs Reynolds eynolds have three daughters The Veterans Administration tion today reminded former servicemen and women its it's smart to ask for VA counseling counseling counsel counsel- ing when considering educational duca- duca educational and vocational training training training train train- ing benefits VA Administrator Max Cleland Cleland Cleland Cle Cle- land said veterans shortchange shortchange shortchange short- short change themselves when they fail to take advantage of of- the agency agency's s free counseling service It can make a it big difference differ differ- d difference fer- fer ence in whether you ou have the future you want or no future at all he said The fact is it makes good sense to use counse counseling counseling- g resources resources resources re re- re- re sources if y you u n need help in achieving c eving tr training i and de deployment em goals J. J U.- U. S c Cleland pointed out but ut that veterans entitled to VA schooling benefits also ar are eligible for th the counseling service and may request it VA voca vocational counselors are professionals who have depth in-depth knowledge of j job b markets occupations schools VA benefits and the problems people face from money to marriage The counselor and the veteran vet vet- veteran veteran vet vet- eran sit down together and go over the veterans veteran's education training employment and career desires sires They ha have no axe xe to grind and are interested only in what will most help the veteran veteran veteran vet vet- eran eran- eran Cleland said They rhey will help the veteran veter veter- an identify his or her interests interests interests inter inter- ests and best abilities assist in the selection of a suitable career career goal and will be specific specific specific in recommending programs programs pro pro- programs grams or other othet assistance on the basis of their knowledge of available training employment employment em em- opportunities an and l lother other circumstances he said While there is no po charge for for v VA A cou counseling eli g the veteran veteran veteran vet vet- eran must pay must pay his or her own transportation costs if any Cleland sai said the agency will do our our- best to minimize that cost by sch scheduling ling an appointment appointment ap aI- ap- ap poin ment as n near the veteran veterans veteran's veter veter- an an's ans s home as possible Full information on VAs VA's voc vocational educational counseling coun coun- counseling program can be obtained obtained ob ob- from the nearest VA office or from national veterans veterans veter vet vet- er erans erans ns organization service officers s a. a |