Dive Brief:

• It's hardly the first time the seemingly interminable construction of a VA hospital Orlando has been the subject of scorn, but a congressman from the area is suggesting it's time to cut the government out of building the government facility.
• The 134-bed project is $100 million over budget and two years behind schedule.
• There has been a proposal to push out the VA as the construction manager and let the Army Corps of Engineers step in, but Mica is saying he cannot see replacing a government agency that has bombed with another government agency.

Dive Insight:

Contractor Brasfield & Gorrie has been in a dispute with the VA about cost overruns. A year ago, VA said it thought it could work out a solution. Mica wanted to see the hospital done by December. He has not introduced legislation to replace the VA with a private-sector manager, however.