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Aug 27, 2012
| BUSINESS INSIDER
Veterans Affairs Spent $52,000 On This Crappy Video For HR
Stars & Stripes is reporting that the Department of Veterans Affairs spent a grand total of $52,000 on this video played at a conference for employees.
Aug 27, 2012
| FEDERAL TIMES
Rep. Issa alleges waste on video, travel for VA conferences
The Veterans Affairs Department allegedly spent $52,000 to produce an 18-minute video parodying the movie “Patton” as part of two training conferences now being investigated for wasteful spending.
Aug 27, 2012
| GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
VA’s pricey ‘Patton’ spoof draws heat from lawmakers
At least three key lawmakers have sent letters to the Veterans Affairs Department demanding further details on two multimillion-dollar federal training conferences held in Florida last summer, specifically asking about a video featuring an actor reprising the famous opening scene from the 1970 film “Patton.”
Aug 27, 2012
| TALLAHASSEE.COM
Rep. Miller demands VA details
Republican Rep. Jeff Miller, chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is pressing the Obama administration for detailed records on multi-million-dollar conferences the Department of Veterans Affairs has conducted over the past three years.
Aug 27, 2012
| HOUSTON CHRONICLE
TEXclusive
First there was the General Services Administration’s Las Vegas blowout. Now there’s the Department of Veterans Affairs’ “Patton” parody. And it’s attracted the attention of an influential pair of Republicans, House oversight committee chair Darrell Issa of California and Texas Sen. John Cornyn, chair of the Senate Republicans’ campaign committee.
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