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VA Suddenly Backtracks From DOGE Move to Strip Veterans’ Health Care
In reality, the 875 contracts on the chopping block dealt with everything from assessing veterans’ exposure to toxic ...
VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care
The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns ...
Veterans Affairs Department Halts Billions in Cuts Praised by Elon Musk
The pause affects hundreds of VA contracts, which Secretary Collins described a day earlier as nonessential consulting ...
Latest purge at VA hits medical center support staff: ‘Definitely going to hinder care’
The Department of Veterans Affairs axed another 1,400 workers this week with medical support staff dismissed with little to ...
‘Cuts like these move us in the wrong direction’ — Veterans groups raise alarm in response to VA firings
The Department of Veterans Affairs has fired more than 2,400 employees in February as part of a wider government effort to ...
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 ...
VA pauses contract cuts as department funding and staff get slashed
The Department of Veterans Affairs halted its contract cuts after carrying out drastic cuts in funding and personnel. Lawmakers and veterans service organizations confirmed to the Associated Press ...
Fired cybersecurity chief for Veterans Affairs site warns that health and financial data is at risk
A fired federal employee who oversaw cybersecurity at a flagship website for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is ...
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‘We are watching the gutting of VA,’ veterans groups warn in wake of federal worker firings
The nation’s leading veterans advocacy groups condemned the purge of workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs and called ...
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Veterans Affairs axes another 1,400 probationary employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the dismissal of 1,400 probationary employees Monday evening—employees the ...
Veterans Affairs staffers denounce OPM email amid Elon Musk's DOGE push: 'People have no clue how this is impacting us'
After Elon Musk demanded that federal workers detail their work accomplishments via email, VA employees who contacted BI ...
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Slashing VA funds will have dire consequences on veterans, advocacy groups warn
More than a half-dozen veterans service groups presented their legislative priorities at a joint hearing of the House and ...