ARCA Act of 2025
Senate Passes ARCA Act to Overhaul VA Purchasing With New Acquisition Office
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Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Creates a new VA Office of Acquisition led by an Assistant Secretary who also serves as VA’s chief buyer.
- Moves VA buying, contracting, and supply-chain work under this one acquisition office within 1 year, without forcing staff to relocate.
- Sets up senior overseers and managers for big VA purchases (like medical, technology, and services) and requires clear cost and timeline plans.
- Requires outside contractors to independently check major VA purchase programs and look for cost, schedule, and performance problems.
- Creates a Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to produce independent cost estimates, report to Congress yearly, and flag big budget gaps. It also expands hiring through acquisition internships.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8694-8696; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S8694-8696)
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
ARCA Act of 2025
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