Top Democrats have criticized the Department of Government Efficiency's use of artificial intelligence in terminating numerous contracts at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) without adequate oversight. The VA's efforts, aimed at cutting costs and potentially laying off up to 83,000 employees, have raised alarms that essential contracts may have been canceled unexpectedly. Critics argue that the lack of transparency and presumed intentional delays in disclosing terminated contracts could adversely affect services provided to veterans. VA maintains that its approach focuses exclusively on eliminating wasteful contracts, ensuring mission-critical agreements remain intact.
Democrats are concerned that the VA's reliance on AI for contract cancellations lacked oversight, potentially jeopardizing critical services for veterans.
VA officials assert that they are focusing on non-mission-critical contracts and will not cancel agreements affecting veteran services.
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