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Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins testifies before a Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearings on “Veterans at the Forefront, Focusing on the future at VA,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 6, 2025. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

VA systems lack accessibility standards needed by disabled veterans, IG says

The VA is responsible for 5.2 million veterans with military service-connected disabilities and 4.6 million with general disabilities, per data from 2023.
The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen at the ICE Cyber Crimes Center expanded facilities in Fairfax, Va., on July 22, 2015. (Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images)

DHS scraps $10B small business IT and software contract

The agency said the decision was made to comply with executive orders and avoid redundancies.
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Bill to overhaul federal software buying gets another shot in the Senate

A bipartisan group of six senators re-introduced the SAMOSA Act, which would strengthen agency oversight of software purchasing and cut down on duplicative licenses.
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