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Veterans Affairs secretary reveals almost $2 billion saved in cut contracts
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.
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: ‘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.
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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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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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 ...
VA cuts more jobs, including at Topeka hospital. How will veterans be affected?
The scope of the layoffs locally are still unknown, but the VA has announced more than 1,200 workers would be terminated over ...
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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?
Department of Veterans Affairs announces another 1,400 dismissals
The dismissals, announced Monday evening and part of the White House cost-cutting efforts, follow a first round of 1,000 VA layoffs.
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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 ...