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Sen. Ruben Gallego to block VA nominations until plans to cut staff are dropped

Marine Corps vet lawmaker says Trump administration is harming veterans' benefits with plans to change VA.

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Senator vows to hold all VA nominees over planned staff cuts

Plans to cut more than 80,000 staffers from VA offices would severely hurt benefits delivery, said Arizona Democrat Sen. Ruben Gallego, a Marine Corps vet.

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VA unveils next 13 sites for electronic health record rollout

VA planners want to speed the rollout of their controversial electronic health records overhaul project with more than a dozen new sites in 2026.

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Oversight

Watchdog blasts VA leaders for exaggerating budget shortfall last year

Investigators said that VA officials had enough budget flexibility all of last year despite repeated warnings of a possible funding shortfall.

Uncertainty is the only constant in the Pentagon’s budget outlook

“It’s going to be kind of a disaster,” one military official said about the lack of a full budget, which means more limits on how the Pentagon spends.

2 weeks ago

GOP senators eye legislative guardrails as VA prepares mass job cuts

GOP Senate leaders said they are working with VA officials on ways to ensure that plans to cut 80,000 jobs don't dismantle department services.

3 weeks ago

DOD civilian employees given $1 spending limit for travel cards

The Pentagon is freezing travel and government credit cards for civilian employees to comply with DOGE's cost-savings initiatives.

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The Capitol in Washington, D.C., is seen Nov. 4, 2022.

Stopgap budget bill includes extra funds for military, VA programs

The six-month budget bill must be approved by lawmakers before Friday night to avoid a partial government shutdown.

3 weeks ago

Congress readies troop pay protections as federal shutdown looms again

If lawmakers do not pass a new budget bill by March 14, funding for most federal programs and serives will run out.

4 weeks ago

VA Secretary Doug Collins discusses looming department staff cuts

The VA secretary confirmed plans to trim his department’s workforce by roughly 80,000 jobs in coming months, saying the moves are needed to reform the agency.

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VA secretary insists massive staff cuts needed to refocus department

Secretary Doug Collins confirmed leaders are looking at trimming 80,000 workers to slim down the growing VA bureaucracy.

4 weeks ago

Cuts to staff, budget will boost military strength, Hegseth says

Hegseth promised to reinvest budget savings in other military programs and jettison civilian workers who are not living up to expectations.

6 weeks ago

VA leadership nominee grilled over recent department layoffs

President Donald Trump nominated Paul Lawrence to serve as the second-highest leader in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

6 weeks ago

VA dismisses over 1,000 employees as part of probationary worker purge

Department leaders promised the dismissals will not hurt veterans' benefits or medical care and will save almost $100 million annually.

7 weeks ago

Protestors demand VA oppose Trump efforts to trim federal workforce

Several dozen union members and VA employees rallied outside the department headquarters amid fears of staff cuts and funding reductions for the agency.

7 weeks ago

VA secretary tapped to temporarily lead 2 federal oversight offices

VA Secretary Doug Collins will lead the Office of Government Ethics and the Office of Special Counsel until new directors are named.

7 weeks ago

VA leaders working with DOGE but say veterans’ personal info is secure

An employee from the controversial new department will review VA contracts and IT system operations, VA officials confirmed.

8 weeks ago

More than 300k VA health jobs exempted from White House hiring freeze

About two-thirds of Veterans Affairs jobs will be excluded from a White House order blocking new hiring.

2 months ago

Trump’s federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care

VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It's unclear if that can continue under Trump's hiring halt.

2 months ago

Looming government shutdown could hurt military families, veterans

Plans to avert a partial government shutdown starting this weekend appeared scuttled after President-elect Donald Trump opposed the bipartisan deal.

4 months ago

As Congress returns to DC, so does the threat of a federal shutdown

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 9, 2024.

7 months ago

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Plans to cut more than 80,000 staffers from VA offices would severely hurt benefits delivery, said Arizona Democrat Sen. Ruben Gallego, a Marine Corps vet.

VA planners want to speed the rollout of their controversial electronic health records overhaul project with more than a dozen new sites in 2026.

Investigators said that VA officials had enough budget flexibility all of last year despite repeated warnings of a possible funding shortfall.

“It’s going to be kind of a disaster,” one military official said about the lack of a full budget, which means more limits on how the Pentagon spends.

GOP Senate leaders said they are working with VA officials on ways to ensure that plans to cut 80,000 jobs don't dismantle department services.

The Pentagon is freezing travel and government credit cards for civilian employees to comply with DOGE's cost-savings initiatives.

The six-month budget bill must be approved by lawmakers before Friday night to avoid a partial government shutdown.

If lawmakers do not pass a new budget bill by March 14, funding for most federal programs and serives will run out.

Secretary Doug Collins confirmed leaders are looking at trimming 80,000 workers to slim down the growing VA bureaucracy.

Hegseth promised to reinvest budget savings in other military programs and jettison civilian workers who are not living up to expectations.

President Donald Trump nominated Paul Lawrence to serve as the second-highest leader in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Department leaders promised the dismissals will not hurt veterans' benefits or medical care and will save almost $100 million annually.

Several dozen union members and VA employees rallied outside the department headquarters amid fears of staff cuts and funding reductions for the agency.

VA Secretary Doug Collins will lead the Office of Government Ethics and the Office of Special Counsel until new directors are named.

An employee from the controversial new department will review VA contracts and IT system operations, VA officials confirmed.

About two-thirds of Veterans Affairs jobs will be excluded from a White House order blocking new hiring.

VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It's unclear if that can continue under Trump's hiring halt.

Plans to avert a partial government shutdown starting this weekend appeared scuttled after President-elect Donald Trump opposed the bipartisan deal.

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 9, 2024.