September 2, 2025doge contract terminationfederal spendingprocurementcontractsexecutive powerGovernmentTax & BudgetPublic Policy
DOGE lists $8.4M in claimed savings from Department of Veterans Affairs contract cut
DOGE's public savings API listed a Department of Veterans Affairs contract record for PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES INCLUDING SIGNAGE, BUILDING COMMISSIONING, ELECTRICAL, AND HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES as deleted on 2025-09-02, with $$8,411,578 in claimed savings on a $$20,402,443 total value. The record names the vendor as PLANATE MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC and lists the PIID as 36C26121F0302. Principle stores this as an official DOGE claim until FPDS, USAspending, agency records, or watchdog findings independently verify the savings.