Vernal Coleman

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Vernal Coleman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter based in Chicago who writes about, among other things, law enforcement and veterans’ issues.

DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool To ‘Munch’ Veterans Affairs Contracts
Records show how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the wrong tool for this,” one expert said.
By Vernal Coleman | June 6, 2025 9:36 a.m.
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