One military veteran has had enough of the Department of Veteran Affairs and its constant scandal. With the help of his local congressman, he’s going to make sure VA employees never get away with underhanded schemes again.

Colonel Victor Peña served the Army for decades, traveling everywhere from Germany and Spain to Vietnam and Korea. It was only after retiring that Peña began to clash with the VA.

“The mission always comes first. Always look out for your troops. I look at veterans as troops,” he said.

After entering retirement, Peña began fighting with the VA on the behalf of his brother, who suffers from ALS. The VA did not recognize his brother’s service or provide him any health benefits for nearly eight years. While Congress passed one law ordering a one-time audit of VA activities, Peña believes that the agency should be scrutinized even further on a bi-annual basis. Without turning up the heat, the veteran said the agency would have little motivation to change.

“They don’t have skin in the game,” Peña explained. “[The VA is] not compromised in any way.”

Peña is working with Rep. Robert Hurt of Virginia to write legislation requiring more frequent audits of the VA.

“It’s not that the Department of Veterans Affairs needs more money. It’s that we have horrible management and we need to clear out the management that can’t figure out how to serve the veterans,” Hurt said.

Hurt’s assessment rings true in the face of the agency’s most recent scandal. Two VA executives abused their position in order to steal nearly $2 million, all while decreasing their job responsibilities.