Vivieca Wright Simpson, the third most senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs, “is stepping down amid findings she misled ethics officials to secure approval for VA Secretary David Shulkin’s wife to accompany him on taxpayer-funded trip to Europe,” USA Today reports.
Top VA Official Quits After Misleading Ethics Officials
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