yet that price tag is only a fraction of the cost of the overall conference. the va billed taxpayers over $5 million for the conference, that s more than five times what that notorious xsa conference gsa conference in vegas cost. what s more, just as with the gsa, the va inspect general s report found investigators were lousy at keeping track of their expenses. quote: reporter: a day before this damaging ig report was released, the va s top human resources official, assistant secretary john accept el said da, turned in his resignation saying in a state, quoting now: i resigned because i did not want to be a distraction for the administration and the va especially as they continue to
wasted hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on extravagant training conferences in world ord, florida, last year. this comes just months after the gsa came under fire for lavish spending at a conference in 2010. doug mckelway is following it arrive in washington. doug? gregg, one of the features of that conference in orlando last year was the presentation of a parody film, a takeoff on the classic patton. it was designed to motivate va employees. here s a snippet of the film. one of the worse mistakes you can make in carrying out your mission is getting the idea in your head that stability is a virtue. stability is not a virtue, it s a trap. it means you re holding your own, you re standing still. reporter: the film goes on with interviews of va employees and beneficiaries. it cost $52,000 to produce that little 15-minute film. it was shown only twice.
work each day to address the needs of our nation s veterans. and secretary shinseki promises to hold anybody involved in organizing the conference accountable. the house veterans affairs committee and the house oversight and government reform committee are also conducting investigations. gregg? gregg: five million for a conference in orlando when you could do it a whole lot cheaper in a teleconference. just pick up the phone. reporter: so true. gregg: thanks very much, doug. jenna: we have this fox news alert, a judge postponing in pennsylvania some controversial voter identification requirements. they ve been described as the toughest in the nation. and the judge has said that he is postponing the requirement, ordering the state not to enforce it in this year s presidential election. now, we re only a couple weeks away from election day, so as this judge rules, this may well stand for the next several weeks. judge napolitano s going to join us shortly, break down what exactly is goi