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Trump Admin Technocratic build-out at the VA and Office of Science and Technology (Producer's Cut)
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Trump’s Admin – Domestic Policy Veteran's Administration and Office of Science and Technology
Date recorded: July 1, 2025
This is the quick-listen or "producers cut" version of today's episode - perfect if you're short on time and just want the bottom line!
The Veteran’s Administration is supposed to support our country’s warriors. Now it’s being used to cut thousands of jobs, vacuum data into a DOGE database, and embed Palantir into the health records system. Not to be outdone, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is being run by a globalist technocrat who is heralding the’ Golden Age of American Innovation’ by advancing the use of AI, quantum computing and other emerging technologies in the federal government. These global surveillance state strategies enacted during the first Trump administration and are now being implemented at ‘Warp Speed’ in Trump 2.0. Listen in to hear the surprising details!
Music by Roman Garcia, The Roaming Bandits - Dystopian Future http://theroamingbandits.com/
Show notes:
Doug Collins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Collins_(politician)
Palantir inks $90M data integration contract with VA:
https://fedscoop.com/palantir-inks-90m-data-integration-contract-with-va/
How Data-driven Acquisition Identified Over $90M in Savings for VA in 6 Months:
https://roboticcontent.com/veterans-affairs-palantir-2/
VA targets 585 ‘non-mission critical’ contracts for elimination:
Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs:
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-department-of-veterans-affairs-ai/
Ciscomani, VA Secretary Collins Push Back on False Claims Critical Positions at VA Will Be Cut:
VA tech panel’s top Democrat worries layoffs will harm EHR rollout
VA secretary says DOGE workers at the agency’s headquarters serving as advisers:
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-06-24/va-secretary-veterans-doge-budget-cuts-18228563.html
Senators Demand Investigation Into Canceled VA Contracts, Citing “Damning Reporting From ProPublica”:
https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-veterans-affairs-ai-senator-investigation
VA names nine additional facilities