On 3/19/2013 10:48 AM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Richard wrote:

Yeo. From your link...

Colleen Evans, president of American Federation of Government Employees
Local 3344, which represents VA workers in the region, called the lease
"a tragic diversion of limited resources that could be used to provide
patient care."

She said the lease and athletic equipment for administrators "suggests
VISN 4 leadership has lost sight of the mission of the VA and its
responsibility to ensure the prudent expenditure of taxpayer dollars."

The lease for office space at 323 North Shore Drive provides VA
officials with renewal options to extend it until 2018. If so, the cost
could top $4.2 million, records show.

VA spokesman David E. Cowgill defended the lease in a statement, saying
it "followed all applicable federal rules and regulations." He said the
remodeling was "necessary to create an efficient work environment for
the employees."


Let them work in leaky tents, or in the sub-basement of the VA
hospital.




Michael, you are not helping...