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April 16, 2015

VA employee says he was fired after warning of hospital cost

  • The department has said it needs another $830 million to finish the Denver hospital.
  • By DAN ELLIOTT
    Associated Press

    A whistleblower said he was fired by the Veterans Affairs Department after warning of cost overruns at the Denver VA hospital, prompting a rebuke Wednesday from members of Congress who questioned why higher-ranking executives haven't been punished.

    VA contract specialist Adelino Gorospe warned department executives in 2011 that the hospital would cost more than official estimates, The Denver Post reported. Gorospe told the newspaper that he was fired in 2012 for allegedly disobeying a supervisor.


     
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