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Board just last month says the v.a. started implementing, quote, corrective action last year. >> the training conferences estimated to cost over $20,000, the policy requires the appointment of a second senior official to ensure that the training conference is executed in accordance with policy and at the cost approved by the administration or staff office. >> and a spokesperson for the v.a. tells fox, quote, the v.a. has zero tolerance for any misuse of taxpayer dollars. >> thanks. so are you in a relationship and maybe you wonder will it last? i'm now told facebook may well have your answer...

Policies and training conferences. the va says allegations of misconduct regarding two training conferences in 2011 are unacceptable. they plan to hold accountable anybody who misused taxpayer dollars or violated our standards of conduct. the house oversight committee are also investigating. this is not over yet by any stretch of the imagination. martha: it appears that is the tip of the iceberg. bill: at any moment we expect a ruling on a voter i.d. case in a critical battleground case. we'll get a live report on that and what it could mean for the election five weeks from today. martha: on t...

Of an executive order. >> it is certainly running afoul of the executive order but the one they did last year was a million dollars. they have done 77 conferences after the executive order went through. we're asking them why? why are you ignoring the president's executive order? >> reporter: gsa issued a statement on july 30th in response to that fox foia request said in part, as of april 2012 all spending for events, training conferences, leadership events, team building exercises award ceremonies were suspended. the 2010 ceremony was an annual event and been in existence going back to 2002. ...

It's every level of spending. in a written statement gsa responded as of april 2012 all spending for events including training conferences, team building exercises, award ceremonies were suspended. the 2010 award ceremony was an annual event and has been in existence going back to 2002. under the new gsa leadership, these events on this type of spending are not tolerated. there you have it, shep. chairman michael will ask for questions about that tomorrow. >> shepard: they certainly will. this kind of spend something not the biggest concern for congressional investigators. >> that's true. gsa ...