The resignation of Vivieca Wright Simpson came as her boss Shulkin struggled to save his job amid questions of his own conduct surrounding the trip last year — and as the VA announced it has opened a formal investigation specifically of Wright Simpson's actions. At the same time, the VA said it also has launched an investigation into Shulkin's claims that Wright Simpson's email account had been hacked. "VA will continue to review the IG report and its recommendations in more detail before determining possible additional personnel accountability actions." The IG's report examined an official trip that Shulkin took last year to Copenhagen and London. The report also noted that Wright Simpson had "made false representations to a VA ethics official and altered an official record, resulting in VA improperly paying for Dr. Bari's air travel."
VA secretary David Shulkin's chief of staff retiring amid travel report findings
CLOSE The Veterans Affairs Secretary David J. Shulkin's chief of staff doctored an email and made false statements so the secretary's wife could use taxpayer money for her 10-day trip to Europe, an investigation found. Buzz60Vivieca Wright Simpson, Chief of Staff of the Department of Veterans. (Photo: Department of Veterans Affairs Screenshot)WASHINGTON — 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. Vivieca Wright Simpson, Shulkin's chief of staff, told colleagues Friday morning that she is retiring after 32 years at the agency and more than two years as Shulkin's most senior aide. In this Feb. 6, 2018 file photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks during a hearing on veteran caregiver support on Capitol Hill in Washington.
US Veterans Affairs official steps down amid travel scandal
As it stated in "She called me this morning and told me she doesn't want to be in this environment anymore," Mr Shulkin told the Military Times. The announcement comes only two days after a report released by the Veterans Affairs (VA) administration's internal inspector general, Michael Missal, recommended she be disciplined. But Ms Wright Simpson told the New York Times that the "special recognition dinner" she mentioned in the email did take place. Veterans Affairs officials had told ethics advisers that the tickets were a gift from a friend, and thus allowed under government rules. In a response to the report, dated 12 February, Mr Shulkin said the inspector's findings were "entirely inaccurate".Author
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