VA Urged by DOGE to Cut 435 Programs Last Year Totaling $1.1 Billion: OIG

The contracts were “terminated for convenience,” according to a new VA OIG report, but officials said they had "no negative impact." The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) once led by trillionaire Elon Musk encouraged the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to scrap hundreds of contracts last year totaling approximately $1.1 billion, according to a new government watchdog report.The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) report issued Tuesday was described by the watchdog as a review of contracts "terminated for convenience," or contracts that the government ended "because it was in its best interest."The OIG determined that VA terminated 435 contracts...