The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Monday announced more cuts within the Department of Veterans Affairs by millions of dollars.
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TheDepartmentofVeteransAffairscanceledan“unreasonablypriced”$15.3millioncontractinanefforttooverhaulhowtheagencycaresforitswarfighters,theDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE)saidMonday.
“Greatworkbythe@DeptVetAffairscancellinganunreasonablypricedmulti-year$15.3Mservicescontractfor‘salarysurveydataandanalysis,”aDOGEpostonXstates.
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Thecontractcosttheagency$3.9millionannually.
Itwasreplacedbya“marketprice”of$5,000,DOGEsaid,saving$11.1millionoverthelifeoftheagreement.
‘CHANGESTHATACTUALLYHELPOURVETERANS’:VASECRETARYDEFENDSPROPOSED15%WORKFORCEREDUCTION
Earlierthismonth,DOGEsaidtheVAwaspaying$380,000permonthforminorwebsitemodifications.ThecontractwasrenewedandtheworkwasnotbeingdonebyoneinternalVAsoftwareengineerspending10hoursperweek.
InFebruary,theVAa
