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Department of Veterans Affairs cutting more than 1,400 employees in another round of dismissals
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is cutting more than 1,400 workers, which will save more than $83 million annually.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Collins: “We’re not cutting benefits.”
I interviewed the VA Secretary Doug Collins last night and it was pretty clear he had a message for the roughly 18 million living veterans in this country. “We're not cutting critical health care. We're not cutting health care benefits,
VA Secretary addresses benefits rumors: should veterans be worried about potential cuts?
Times of political change often bring with them a certain instability that generates all kinds of rumors, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is not exempt from this. Howev
VA secretary: ‘We’re not cutting benefits’
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins defended the Trump administration's recent layoffs at the department, arguing that cuts have not been made to "critical health care" or other benefits.
VA Secretary: DOGE layoffs will not affect veterans’ care, benefits
Patty Murray from Washington said that these layoffs included researchers who were working on cancer treatment, opioid addiction, prosthetics and burn pit exposure. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Wednesday she is seeking answers about how the layoffs may have affected efforts to prevent suicide through the confidential Veterans Crisis Line.
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VA secretary emphasizes reforms, accountability for federal workforce
In his first public address to a veterans group, Doug Collins outlined plans to broaden VA benefits and cut back bureaucracy.
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VA fires 1,400 more staffers in second round of workforce reductions
Veterans Affairs leaders dismissed more than 1,400 additional probationary employees on Monday evening, the second round of ...
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VA secretary welcomes workers back to the office
President Trump has ordered federal worker to return to the office, and that’s exactly what happened at the Department of ...
Fired VA health workers reinstated, but new staff don't trust Trump and Musk
More than 1,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs were fired amid the Trump administration's broad layoffs last ...
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VA staff told to reply to Musk’s ‘What did you do last week’ email
More than 2 million federal workers received an email over the weekend threatening firing if they can't justify their work ...
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Disabled veterans bring hopes and a long wish list to annual convention with new VA secretary
Doug Collins, the new secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, attends the Disabled American Veterans’ winter ...
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The Trump administration set out to shake up Washington—will that mean strengthening the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or dismantling it?
Veterans Affairs dismisses another 1,400 employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the dismissal of more than 1,400 employees, as the Trump administration ...
Syracuse VA erases LGBTQ+ signs and resources. No more ‘your identity is valid’
Lindsay Church, the executive director of Minority Veterans of America, said the Syracuse VA is not alone in taking down LGBTQ+ resources and signs. The group is a nonprofit organization that works to ...
VA axes another 1,400 employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday fired another 1,400 employees amid outcry over a lack of transparency from the ...