Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced Tuesday that his department saved nearly $2 billion by ending contracts he deemed no longer necessary.
The announcement came as roughly 1,000 employees were laid off from the Department of Veterans Affairs. According to the Office of the Inspector General, almost 3,000 shortages were already occurring across the department last year.
Collins explained that these contracts included training, executive support, Microsoft PowerPoint tutorials, and meeting minutes. In a video posted to X, Collins mocked the now-defunct contracts.
“Folks, if you don’t know how to run PowerPoint slides, learn. It’s a tutorial on your computer. Go learn for free it’s okay,” Collins said. “Take your own notes. Wow. I’ll send you one of my pencils if you need one.”
