VA cancels large “pay survey data and analysis” contract: Doge

Veterans Affairs Bureau Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Monday cancelled a $15.3 million contract “unreasonably priced” to overhaul how the government is caring for fighters.

“A great job from @deptvetaffairs cancels an absurd years of multi-year $15.3 million service contract for state X’s Doge post, “Payment Survey Data and Analysis.”

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Metal plaques on the facade of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., feature quotes by Abraham Lincoln. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

The contract costs the agent $3.9 million a year.

It was replaced by a $5,000 “market price,” Doge said it saved $11.1 million on the lifespan of the contract.

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According to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the sign at the Washington, DC’s Veterans Affairs headquarters has signed a $15.3 million contract. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Earlier this month, Kuji said the VA was paying for it $380,000 per month Minor website changes. The contract was renewed and no work was done by one internal VA software engineer spending 10 hours a week.

In February, the VA announced that the layoffs of more than 1,000 employees would allow agents to redirect more than $98 million per year to resources returned to healthcare, benefits and services for VA beneficiaries.

De facto Doge leader Elon Musk has eagerly taken the group’s actions to overhaul the size of the federal government. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

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VA Secretary Doug Collins defended Doge Cuts in the VA as part of the new administration’s efforts to reform the department and serve veterans.

Greg Wehner of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.