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Oct 2, 2012
| WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Watchdog: IG blasts 'lax' VA spending, top official resigns
Federal officials squandered as much as $762,000 on two training conferences last year in Orlando, according to a scathing report issued today that resulted in the resignation of a top Department of Veterans Affairs executive, referral of a second case for possible prosecution, and the rebuke of additional VA employees.
Oct 2, 2012
| MILITARY TIMES
VA’s HR chief resigns amid conference scandal
Two multimillion-dollar conferences for Veterans Affairs Department human resources officials have resulted in the resignation of the agency’s top personnel official, as an internal investigation found excessive spending and evidence that some of those planning the events had improperly accepted gifts from potential vendors.
Oct 2, 2012
| ORLANDO SENTINEL
Lack of leadership blamed for wasteful spending at VA conferences held in Orlando
Poor oversight at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs allowed agency officials to waste as much as $762,000 at a pair of multimillion-dollar conferences that took place last year in Orlando, according to an investigative report released Monday.
Oct 2, 2012
| LOS ANGELES TIMES
VA report highlights $762,000 in questionable conference expenses
Perhaps the $50,000 taxpayer-funded motivational video featuring a Gen. George S. Patton look-alike, played at the Veterans Affairs conferences, should have included a lecture on fiscal discipline.
Oct 2, 2012
| ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
VA wasted $762,000 on training conferences
A new internal report from the Veterans Affairs Department shows the VA spent at least $6.1 million for a pair of training conferences with about $762,000 labeled as "unauthorized, unnecessary, and/or wasteful expenses."
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