The 1,400 workers laid off on Monday were all "bargaining-unit probationary employees" in "non-mission critical roles," including "DEI-related positions," the VA said in a statement. Responders ...

The pause affects hundreds of VA contracts that Secretary Doug Collins a day earlier described as simply consulting deals, whose cancellation would save $2 billion as the Trump administration ...

Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat and the ranking member of the Senate VA committee expressed concerns following the administration's sweeping cuts. "Doug Collins continues to put the ...

"We were taking in millions of dollars in contracts to create things like PowerPoint slides and meeting minutes," VA Secretary Doug ... Office Building on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C ...

(VA) Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect a change in position by Veterans Affairs leadership. Veterans Affairs leaders this week touted $2 billion in savings for department ...

The warning comes from Jonathan Kamens, who led cybersecurity efforts for VA.gov—an online portal for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and services used by veterans, their caregivers and ...

Fashion retailer Forever 21 is preparing to close at least 200 stores and lay off more than 350 employees in its corporate office as it struggles for viability. The chain has been stumbling since ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins testifies during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Jan. 21, 2025 ... but especially by those inside the VA walls and the VA workforce ...

“They’re doing this with people’s lives,” said one VA researcher who lost their job this month. “There’s no, like, ‘OK, we’ll build a new spaceship and put it back on the launch pad.

"I'm here to tell you the truth," VA Secretary Doug Collins said. "We're not cutting healthcare, we're not cutting benefits." VA employees and elected officials say critical staff, including ...

Powerful leaders in Congress have quietly unveiled their plan to gut VA-delivered care, wrapped in the misleadingly titled "Veterans' ACCESS Act." If veterans don't act fast, they will lose the VA ...

In a call with journalists, the Illinois Democrat said her staff heard from VA employees who worked for the crisis line or supported the VA claims process. She said two from Illinois may have been ...