The Department of Veterans Affairs canceled a contract of $ 15.3 million of “irrational price” in an effort to review how the agency cares about its warriors, the Government Efficiency Department (Doge) said Monday.
“Great work of the @Deptvetaffires canceling a service contract of $ 15.3 million of several years at irrational prices for” data and analysis of the salary survey “, a Doge post on X states.
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The contract cost the agency $ 3.9 million annually.
It was replaced by a “market price” or $ 5,000, said Dege, saving $ 11.1 million during the life of the agreement.
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The signaling outside the headquarters of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC, the VA has eliminated a contract of $ 15.3 million, chord to the Government Efficiency Department (Doge). (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg through Getty Images)
Earlier this month, Dege said the VA was paying $ 380,000 per month for minor modifications of the website. The contract was renewed and the work was not carried out by an internal software engineer is going 10 hours a week.
In February, the VA announced that the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees would allow the agency to redirect more than $ 98 million annually in resources for medical care, benefits and services for VA beneficiaries.
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The secretary of VA, Doug Collins, has defended Doge Cut in the VA as part of the efforts of the new administration to reform the department and better serve veterans.
Greg Wehner of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.