Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Reform Act of 2025

The Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Reform Act of 2025 would reorganize how the VA handles construction, leasing, and acquisitions across its major administrations. It targets reforming the authority and supervision of the Director of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) and consolidating VA’s real estate, construction, leasing, and acquisition activities under centralized leadership. The bill would place more VA employees involved in facilities planning, construction, leasing, maintenance, and related procurement under the Director of CFM, and it would consolidate the VA’s acquisition, procurement, logistics, and chapter 81 administration under a single Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO) with a regional structure. It also emphasizes expanding acquisition internship programs to grow the VA’s acquisition workforce and requires Congress reporting on implementation and use of new authorities. In short, the bill aims to reduce fragmentation and improve efficiency by centralizing construction/leasing activities under the Director of CFM, centralizing acquisition/procurement/logistics under the CAO, creating regionally aligned organizational structures, and bolstering entry-level acquisition hiring, with mandated progress and implementation reporting to Congress.