Two senators are calling for an investigation into the Department of Veterans Affairs' cancellations of contracts, focusing on the role of artificial intelligence in these decisions. In a letter to the VA Inspector General, they highlighted over 650 cancelled contracts, many of which were essential to veterans' services. VA Secretary Doug Collins emphasized that streamline efforts aimed to cut unnecessary spending without impacting mission-critical programs. However, lawmakers expressed concern regarding insufficient planning before these mass cancellations were made, referencing a ProPublica investigation that raised issues about the AI methods used for contract decisions.
"In a June 13-dated letter to VA Inspector General David Case, Sens. Blumenthal and King called for a review of the hundreds of VA contracts cancelled by the Department of Government Efficiency."
"The lawmakers noted that a preliminary review found that a majority of the terminated contracts appeared to be for services directly for veterans or critical VA operations."
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