EXCLUSIVE: VA Spends Millions To Maintain Vacant And Hazardous Buildings -- FOX NewsThe Veterans Affairs Administration is spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars every year to maintain hundreds of buildings – most of them vacant – that have fallen into such a state of disrepair that many of them are considered health hazards, an investigation by FoxNews.com reveals.
Exactly how much it costs to maintain the run-down and abandoned buildings is a matter of dispute. The General Accountability Office estimates that the VA has spent $175 million every year since 2007. But the VA disputes that figure, saying it spent $85 million on the buildings in 2007 and only $37 million last year.
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My Comment: In a time of tight budgets and the cutting of programs .... we have this gem of a story. I expect that this is just one messy example in the VA among many.