,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #fcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjad ,mr4 
,b>r[ ( ,georgia 7= himself & ,mr4      
,cassidy7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,express+ !    
s5se ( ! ,h\se ) respect to             
acc\ntability = mismanagem5t at !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  ,:]eas  
revelations 9 #bjac unveil$ a patt]n (  
ineffici5cy & misconduct at ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs ,m$ical ,cl9ics       
7,,vamc7 across ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 7,,va7    
,inspector ,g5]al conduct$ int]views )  
,,va employees & inspect$ ,,va          
facilities across ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas on   
,june #i1 #bjad1 ! ,,va releas$ an      
initial audit ( ,,va m$ical c5t]s across
 ! c\ntry1 conduct$ by ! ,,va ,inspector
 ,g5]al1 detail+ a patt]n (             
mismanagem5t2 ,:]eas ! ,inspector       
,g5]al's audit f\nd t ,,vamc s*$ul+ /aff
 7 pressur$ by ,,va managem5t to utilize

 inappropriate practices 9 ord] to make 
wait+ times appe> m favorable2 ,:]eas ! 
,,va w und]go a review to det]m9e :y "s 
front-l9e1 middle1 & s5ior manag]s felt 
compell$ to manipulate ! ,,va's s*$ul+  
process2 ,:]eas 9 at lea/ two in/ances1 
survey p>ticipants believ$ someone1 o!r 
?an a s*$ul]1 0 r\t9ely access+ records 
& *ang+ desir$ dates 9 ord] to improve  
p]=mance measures2 ,:]eas respond5ts    
felt ?reat5$ or co]c$ to alt] pati5t    
appo9tm5t dates & report$ hav+ be5      
sanction$ or puni%$ ov] s*$ul+ practices
 = n comply+ ) sup]visors' ord]s to     
inappropriately ent] or alt] record$    
desir$ dates2 & ,:]eas section #fjj4a ( 
title #bh1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
directs ! ,attorney ,g5]al to appo9t a  
,special ,c\nsel :5 he or %e det]m9es   
t--  7#a7 crim9al inve/igation ( a p]son
 or matt] is w>rant$2  7#b7 inve/igation
 or prosecution ( t p]son or matt] by a 
,unit$ ,/ates ,attorney's ,(fice or     
litigat+ ,division ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,ju/ice w\ld pres5t a conflict ( int]e/ 

= ! ,dep>tm5t or o!r extraord9>y        
circum/ances2 &  7#c7 "u ! circum/ances1
 x w\ld be 9 ! public int]e/ to appo9t  
an outside ,special ,c\nsel to assume   
responsibility = ! matt]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se t--  7#a7  
actions by ,,va (ficials repres5t a cle>
 violation ( ! public's tru/ = !        
,dep>tm5t to provide access to quality  
heal? c>e = our ,nation's vet]ans &     
w>rant crim9al inve/igation2  7#b7 !    
ability ( ! ,adm9i/ration to objectively
 inve/igate its own wrongdo+ w>rants a  
,special ,c\nsel to det]m9e :e!r        
mismanagem5t & misconduct at ! ,,va 0   
crim9al2 &  7#c7 ! appo9tm5t ( a        
,special ,c\nsel w\ld be 9 ! public     
int]e/4