leader still at the department. anyone that had anything of consequence to do with this project. that s true but two high-level officialsty center of the scandal have been able to retire with benefits and without punishment. somebody wants to resign or retire and they re eligible then you can t keep them from doing it last monday the arm corps of engineers was sfas giving control, but here s where the incompetent gets ugly. while robert mcdonald acknowledges that the delays are inexcusable, his proposed solutions to solving the problem are either to cut $625 million from the v.a. budget across the board, or to delay progress on more than 100 other facility and maintenance projects to meet costs. the v.a. says both scenarios will mean any thif consequences for veterans or v.a. s ability