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The deputy assistant secretary for acquisition and logistics at the Department of Veterans Affairs stated on May 14 that the VA has been improperly spending at least $5 billion annually on medical care and supplies while not following mandated competitive bidding and written contracts. <\/p>\n

The deputy assistant secretary, Jan Frye, said that \u201cgross mismanagement\u201d by senior VA officials has caused billions of dollars to be wasted, which has resulted in making a \u201cmockery\u201d of federal laws concerning the purchase of goods and services. Frye made her remarks to the House Veterans Affairs subcommittee on oversight and investigations. <\/p>\n

\u201cI can state without reservation that VA has and continues to waste millions of dollars by paying excessive prices for goods and services due to breaches of federal laws,\u201d Frye said to the House subcommittee.<\/p>\n

Frye first raised concerns over the issues she discussed with the House subcommittee in a 35-page memo to VA Secretary (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The deputy assistant secretary for acquisition and logistics at the Department of Veterans Affairs stated on May 14 that the VA has been improperly spending at least $5 billion annually on medical care and supplies while not following mandated competitive…<\/span><\/p>\n

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