The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has done it again, uncovering huge amounts of wasteful spending, this time at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
This latest example may not seem like “billions,” but it is typical of the sort of wasteful spending we see in government all the time.
DOGE found a VA contract which shells out $380,000 every month for some minor website maintenance.
This is way, way, way out of line. It is just plain waste. And if the VA brought the website maintenance in house instead of paying a contractor, it would save more than $4.5 million annually.
Lmao… so previously we were paying $380K/month for 10 hours / week worth of work.
Or $380K per 40 hours of work.
Or $9,500 / hour.
Which is a $19 MILLION / year salary pro-rated on a 40-hour week.
For a single web designer.
— The Big Picture (@Big_Picture_89) April 2, 2025
This is just flat out wasteful, careless contracting. And it is probably money in the pocket of someone’s buddy or family member.
This is the mind of garbage that infests our government.
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