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Watchdog report finds former VA secretary violated ethics rules with security us
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By Gregory Wallace, CNN
Updated 2100 GMT (0500 HKT) January 17, 2019
Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin (L) testifies before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
September 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony on the topic of "Be There:
What more can be done to prevent veteran suicide?" (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
(CNN) -- An inspector general report faulted former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin with violating ethical rules by allowing security agents to drive his wife around, and also found larger long-standing ethical and management flaws in the department's security program.
The report concluded Shulkin "violated ethical regulations by permitting his VA employee driver to use a personal vehicle and personal time to provide transportation services to the Secretary's wife."
The inspector general cleared Shulkin of allegations he had abused his authority by having agents protect him when not on government business, because he relied on advice from department staffers and "no one raised any concern that his use was inappropriate."
[...]
Shulkin was ousted from VA last March amid a power struggle and the inspector general's findings of serious ethical issues involving a European trip. Shulkin and another top department official had taken their spouses on the trip, which involved a large amount of sightseeing and free Wimbledon tickets, and his chief of staff misled investigators.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/17/politics/shulkin-va-ethics/index.html
"Agency Ignored Constitutional Questions About Trump Hotel Lease, Report Finds"
Yet another IG report is critical of Trump administration official.
By Gregory Wallace, CNN
Updated 2100 GMT (0500 HKT) January 17, 2019
Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin (L) testifies before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
September 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony on the topic of "Be There:
What more can be done to prevent veteran suicide?" (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
(CNN) -- An inspector general report faulted former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin with violating ethical rules by allowing security agents to drive his wife around, and also found larger long-standing ethical and management flaws in the department's security program.
The report concluded Shulkin "violated ethical regulations by permitting his VA employee driver to use a personal vehicle and personal time to provide transportation services to the Secretary's wife."
The inspector general cleared Shulkin of allegations he had abused his authority by having agents protect him when not on government business, because he relied on advice from department staffers and "no one raised any concern that his use was inappropriate."
[...]
Shulkin was ousted from VA last March amid a power struggle and the inspector general's findings of serious ethical issues involving a European trip. Shulkin and another top department official had taken their spouses on the trip, which involved a large amount of sightseeing and free Wimbledon tickets, and his chief of staff misled investigators.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/17/politics/shulkin-va-ethics/index.html
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