Sec. 208. Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs reports on Department infrastructure projects
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Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and at least twice during the ten-year period beginning on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report examining the management and performance of relevant capital asset projects of the Department that were initiated after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The Inspector General shall select meaningful and representative samples of categories of projects for review, such as major construction, minor construction, nonrecurring maintenance, major and minor leases, land acquisition, and disposals. Each report submitted under subsection
(a)may include, at the discretion of the Inspector General, the following: A comparison of planned versus actual cost, schedule, and scope metrics. Improvements or lack thereof to project management at the local, regional, or national levels. Observations on key characteristics inhibiting successful delivery of projects or allowing for successful delivery of projects. An identification of areas of waste, fraud, and abuse, if any. Such other matters as the Inspector General considers appropriate.