Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) has been clear about its plans to fire tens of thousands of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs .

New WIRED reporting sheds light on the specific DOGE operatives at the VA and the ways they’re trying to infiltrate and drastically change the agency.

Sources say Lavingia appears to be trying to introduce an AI tool called OpenHands to write code for the VA .

Sources say the VA is considering using AI to fill the gaps of canceled contracts with AI .

They worry that the proposed use of the tool has not been properly vetted for government purposes.

Lavingia 's earliest activity on the VA’s Github is indicative of the broader tensions at the agency.

He sought to change the text in the VA website's footer where the agency lists its social media presence from “ Twitter ” to “X” He also suggested abandoning Drupal , a content management system that the VA uses for publishing updates and information about the agency and services it provides on VA facility websites.