The Division of Veterans Affairs (VA) paid lots of of 1000’s of {dollars} a month for web site adjustments earlier than canceling the contract and having an inner staffer take over, in line with the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE).
Whereas combing by means of hundreds and a great deal of information, DOGE found a earlier contract by the VA for its web site upkeep.
“Good work by @DeptVetAffairs,” DOGE stated in a put up on X on Wednesday. “VA was previously paying ~$380,000/month for minor website modifications. That contract has not been renewed, and the same work is now being executed by 1 internal VA software engineer spending ~10 hours/week.”
Fox Information Digital has reached out to the VA for remark in regards to the former contract.
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Signage outdoors the Division of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg through Getty Pictures)
VA Secretary Doug Collins has defended DOGE cuts on the VA as a part of the brand new administration’s efforts to reform the division and higher serve veterans.
In February, the VA introduced that the dismissal of greater than 1,000 staff would allow the division to redirect over $98 million per 12 months in assets again to well being care, advantages and providers for VA beneficiaries.
Billionaire Elon Musk has been the face of DOGE since President Donald Trump signed an govt order establishing the division on Jan. 20.
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Elon Musk was tasked with main DOGE and discovering waste and fraud throughout the federal government. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP through Getty Pictures)
Trump tasked the group with optimizing the federal authorities, streamlining operations and slashing spending and gave the company 18 months to do it.
Together with discoveries like the previous contract VA signed for web site upkeep, DOGE continues to search out waste and fraud amongst federal companies.
Final week, DOGE introduced the termination of 113 contracts valued at $4.7 billion, together with a U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) consulting contract for Peru’s local weather change actions.
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President Donald Trump introduced on Elon Musk to guide DOGE find waste and fraud throughout the federal government. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
DOGE additionally introduced the Division of Labor had canceled $577 million in “America Last” grants, totaling $237 million in financial savings.
The funding that was canceled included $10 million for “gender equity in the Mexican workplace,” $12.2 million for “worker empowerment in South America” and $6.25 million for “improving respect for workers’ rights in agricultural supply chains” within the international locations of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
As of April 2, DOGE claims on its web site it has saved Individuals $140 billion, or $869.57 per taxpayer.
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DOGE critics contend the group has an excessive amount of entry to federal programs and shouldn’t be permitted to cancel federal contracts or make cuts to numerous companies.
