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We recommend that VA’s General Counsel confer with the Office of Human Resources to determine the appropriate administrative action to take, if any, against Mr. Burch.

We recommend that VA’s General Counsel conduct a review of the CFBNP Steering Committee charter, membership, and activities, to determine whether members of the committee have engaged in a conflict of interest, or created the appearance of one, through the members’ association with non-Governmental Organizations, as defined in VA Directive 0008, or otherwise, and take the appropriate corrective action.

We recommend that VA’s General Counsel extend the “covered positions” requirement for filing of Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports under 5 C.F.R. § 2634.904(a) to all attorneys employed by VA.

We recommended that the Facility Director implement strategies to enhance communication and coordination across clinical areas for patients with High Risk for Suicide Patient Record Flags.

We recommended the VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network Director review the training records of all SAVAHCS schedulers to ensure their training is compliant with Veterans Health Administration scheduling policy.

We recommended the VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network Director ensure that SAVAHCS schedulers comply with current VHA policy regarding scheduling policies and practices.

We recommended the VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network Director perform an administrative investigation to determine who directed former Business Service Line officials to create and use training materials that did not comply with VA scheduling policy and take appropriate disciplinary action for any individuals involved.