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Why Veterans Affairs Dept couldn’t fire 76,000 people
Veterans Affairs abandons plan to fire 76,000 workers after massive backlash. Department scales back DOGE-led layoffs as ...
VA Priority Group 8 Benefits: Here are the eligible veterans within this category
For many U.S. veterans, getting health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is sorted by eight priority groups. Priority Group 8 is the lowest level. Veterans in thi ...
Veterans Affairs Secretary will visit Dallas VA Center as agency braces for cuts
VA Secretary Doug Collins will visit the Dallas VA Medical Center, marking his first visit to Texas as the agency's leader.
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House-approved VA budget bill ends restrictions on doctors from discussing medical marijuana with veterans
Doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs for the first time would be allowed to recommend cannabis to patients in states ...
VA no longer planning 15% workforce cuts amid normal attrition, early retirements
Veterans Affairs said a “large-scale reduction-in-force” to slash manpower was no longer needed. Close to 30,000 employees ...
VA cancels mass layoff, saying enough workers have left. Here’s what that means in Philadelphia.
Amid agency changes, some VA workers in Philadelphia were looking to leave their jobs. The agency says enough have left ...
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Veterans face access, payment and records delays when seeking medical care at military bases, watchdog finds
Former service members face delays getting onto military installations for their medical appointments at base clinics and ...
VA announces major staffing changes: What to know
The number of job cuts projected for the agency has come in significantly lower than the original DOGE target of 80,000.