Veterans Affairs only spent about half of CARES Act money so far, GAO says

Published: May 19, 2021, 12:49 p.m.

b"Twenty billion dollars is nothing to sneeze at, even for a department as big as Veterans Affairs. But that's how much extra VA got in the CARES Act aimed at pandemic relief and passed in March of last year. This year, though, VA has only obligated about half the money. The Director of Health Care issues at the Government Accountability Office Sharon Silas spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what else the watchdog agency found.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"