Larry Scott at VA Watchdog.com discusses reforming VA’s funding process to a real time process that is based on existing needs.

“While veterans’ lives hang in the balance, Congress disregards the root cause of the VA’s funding difficulties. The old budget process must be replaced by a real-time, mandatory funding mechanism based on actual need.

When a problem confronts a for-profit business, executives often urge each other to think “outside the box” the find solutions. This form of problem solving seeks new solutions not already contained inside “the box” of a corporate structure.

When it comes to properly funding the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA), it’s not only time to think “outside the box,” it’s time to throw away “the box” and develop a budget process that guarantees mandatory funding that will meet the needs of all veterans.”

Read the entire article at VA Watchdog.com