Union officials, legislator take aim at VA cutbacks they say will impact veterans in NY
Union officials and a New York senator took aim Thursday at cutbacks to funding for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, ...
VA Sec Doug Collins: It's Interesting That We Look At Government Employment As Something Different Than Outside Employment
The Trump administration announced it's planning to fire thousands more employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs as part of the White House effort to dramatically downsize the federal workforce ...
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VA to speed up health records system rollout, with new sites this year
A previous plan to deploy the controversial health records system to more VA hospitals in mid-2026 was short-sighted and slow ...
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Lawmakers push back on VA’s ‘reckless’ plan to cut about 80,000 positions
VA Secretary Doug Collins said in a video message that upcoming personnel cuts would amount to about a 15% reduction in VA’s workforce.
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Top Republican and Democrat plan competing bills to curb VA firings, protect veterans
Thousands of veterans have lost their jobs across federal agencies in sweeping cuts by the Trump administration, according to ...
Lawmakers demand answers on Veterans Crisis Line amid budget cuts
House Democrats demand answers from VA Secretary Collins on Veterans Crisis Line cuts amid fears of increased veteran ...
‘Gut punch’: Democrats decry Trump’s plan to cut 80,000 employees at VA
Democrat lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) plans to cut roughly 80,000 employees in the coming months, decrying the lack of ...
Who is Doug Collins, US Veterans Affairs Secretary
Douglas Collins, a former congressman and Air Force Reserve chaplain, has been confirmed as the 12th U.S. Secretary of ...
Trump wants his Cabinet and Musk to play nice on DOGE cuts
“Now that Cabinet members are officially confirmed, having DOGE and Cabinet members work together is more great progress ...
Canada, EU strike back at Trump tariffs; DOGE cuts mount: Updates
Canada and the European Union swiftly unveil retaliatory levies against the U.S., hours after Trump's sweeping tariffs on ...
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Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk
The secretary of veterans affairs, Doug Collins, has been dealing with one ... Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said in a statement: “As President Trump said, this was a ...