The US Director of Veterans Affairs said his team found an expensive contract with a news outlet and canceled it.
Secretary Doug Collins announced the cancellation on social media after a controversy exploded over expensive subscriptions to Politico, which many government departments have purchased.
“That money can be spent more on veteran health care!”
“VA ran through a $178,000 contract with Politico and quickly canceled it. That money could be spent more on veteran health care!” I wrote it Collins on Monday.
Politico was part of a news outlet identified as receiving money from the federal government, but it was discovered to be linked to trading subscriptions for professionals working with the government. Ta. Many believed that Politico's inability to pay employees was related to the closure of the US International Development Agency, but the outlet said that its payment portal suffered from glitch and was later revised. I've said that.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt on Wednesday said the government's efficiency will work to shut down all payments to politics.
“We can see that no more than $8 million taxpayers who essentially subsidized to essentially subsidize American taxpayers' dime politics will no longer happen,” she said. “The Doge team is currently working on cancelling these payments.”
On Thursday, Politico released an A statement It denies many of the allegations of fraud and explains the distinction between journalism and pro-subscription services.
“Politico is a privately owned company. We have never received government funding. There are no subsidies, no grants, no extradition. It's not a single dime in 18 years.”
“Politico Pro is different. It's a professional subscription service used by businesses, organizations and, of course, some government agencies. They subscribe because they make them better at work,” they continued. Ta. “This is not funding. It's a transaction. It's the same as governments buying research, equipment, software and industry reports. Some online voices are deliberately spreading falsehood.”
According to the 2025 funding request, the VA's budget was $369.3 billion.
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