DOGE uncovers VA’s agreement to pay $380K per month for minor website modifications

Sen.ChrisCoons,D-Del.,debateswhetherDOGEis‘destroying’SocialSecurityon‘TheStory.’ TheDepartmentofVeteransAffairs(VA)paidhundredsofthousandsofdollarsamonthforwebsitechangesbeforecancelingthecontractandhavinganinternalstaffertakeover,accordingtotheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE). Whilecombingthroughloadsandloadsofdata,DOGEdiscoveredapreviouscontractbytheVAforitswebsitemaintenance. “Goodworkby@DeptVetAffairs,”DOGEsaidinapostonXonWednesday.“VAwaspreviouslypaying~$380,000/monthforminorwebsitemodifications.Thatcontracthasnotbeenrenewed,andthesameworkisnowbeingexecutedby1internalVAsoftwareengineerspending~10hours/week.” FoxNewsDigitalhasreachedouttotheVAforcommentabouttheformercontract. SENATECONFIRMSDOUGCOLLINSTOLEADTHEDEPARTMENTOFVETERANSAFFAIRS SignageoutsidetheDepartmentofVeteransAffairsheadquartersinWashington,DC,US,onFriday,Feb.7,2025(StefaniReynolds/Blo