Social media exploded after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) revealed that it had replaced a $380,000 per month contract with a single part-time worker. In its announcement, DOGE disclosed that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) had been spending over $4.5 million a year on website maintenance, which was now being handled by just one engineer working 10 hours a week.
DOGE, established by President Trump through an executive order, has been focusing on cutting costs across the federal government. Their recent focus has been on the VA, which has a long history of waste and corruption. DOGE’s revelation on April 2, 2025, pointed out how the VA was previously paying an outrageous sum for minor website modifications, a contract that was now canceled in favor of a much more efficient solution.READ MORE