[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15397]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         PROJECT MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  (Mr. YOUNG of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Madam Speaker, I will just cut to the chase. We 
are all aware of the boondoggle that is the Denver, Colorado, VA 
medical facility construction project.
  The ongoing Denver veterans' hospital project has nearly tripled in 
initial VA cost projections. It is more than $1 billion over budget, 
which is a gross disservice to our veterans during a time of scarce 
resources.
  Section 502 of this legislation inserts basic project management 
requirements, like those I learned as a management consultant, over 
certain so-called super-construction projects at the VA, like the 
Denver facility.
  Sadly, project costs and schedule overruns aren't unique to the VA, 
but they exist throughout the Federal Government. That is why I have 
introduced the Project Management Improvement and Accountability Act. 
This legislation would instill basic project management principles 
throughout all levels of the Federal Government, ensuring taxpayers 
save much-needed money during this down economy.

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