Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced Tuesday that his department saved nearly $2 billion by ending contracts he deemed no longer necessary. The announcement came as roughly 1,000 employees were laid off from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Senate confirmed billionaire Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary on Tuesday, in a 51-45 vote.

Six of 22 picks for Cabinet-level positions in the Trump administration are left for the U.S. Senate to confirm. The Senate on Thursday voted to invoke cloture on two nominees. Former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler is the pick as administrator of the Small Business Administration and Howard Lutnick as Commerce Department secretary.