Pressure Increases On VA To Let Others Handle Construction

DENVER (AP) — New criticism of the VA’s troubled hospital construction program turned up the pressure in Congress on Friday for the agency to turn over future big projects to the Army Corps of Engineers.
Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., said a report by the Corps of Engineers confirms that the Veterans Affairs Department is incapable of handling big projects.
“It’s been public knowledge since April 2003 that all of their major construction projects were just out of control,&rd