The chair of the Senate federal workforce subcommittee, Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, has called for a reevaluation of how the Department of Veterans Affairs makes decisions about its health care infrastructure and announced that he requested an in-depth GAO audit of the results of the department’s capital asset realignment for enhanced services.
"In some cases, VA’s infrastructure reflects yesterday’s priorities, making it harder to meet the needs of today’s veterans and prepare for tomorrow," said Akaka.
Still, he added, "While start dates appear to have been delayed as VA worked to ensure the involvement of disadvantaged businesses in construction projects, I am pleased with the progress we are seeing now."
VA officials told the panel that by the end of the fiscal year, 40 percent of the department’s non-recurring maintenance Recovery Act funds would be in play.
