The Department of Veterans Affairs terminated approximately $1.1 billion in vendor contracts during 2025 following requests from the Department of Government Efficiency, according to a watchdog report published September 24, 2026. This figure is significantly lower than the initial $120.9 billion the department had reported.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs terminated hundreds of vendor contracts valued at $1.1 billion in 2025 at the direction of the Department of Government Efficiency, the General Services Administration and VA senior advisers. Most of the terminated contracts were for consulting services, which included administrative and program management as well as communications.
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VA ended contracts worth $1.1 billion during DOGE's cost-cutting spree, far less than the $120.9 billion the department reported initially.
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