- ‘Chronically Understaffed’ Veterans Affairs Plans 35,000 Cuts This . . .
The VA already slashed 30,000 jobs earlier this year as part of an agency-wide reorganization
- Another Mass Staffing Purge at the VA - The American Prospect
Ignoring these challenges, VA Secretary Doug Collins began his tenure by firing 1,400 “probationary” employees with limited job protection, and announcing that he would terminate 83,000 more VA staff Following protests from VA unions, veterans’ advocacy groups, and congressional Democrats, Collins reduced the cutback to 30,000 jobs
- Trump U. S. Veterans Affairs plans job cuts: Washington Post
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate as many as 35,000 health-care positions this month, the Washington Post reported, citing an internal memo
- VA to set caps on its workforce, eliminate positions and tighten . . .
While VA has dispensed with its plan to shed 80,000 employees through mass layoffs, it has announced it will cut 30,000 employees through various incentives and attrition
- US Veterans Affairs to remove 25,000 unfilled jobs | Reuters
The U S Department of Veterans Affairs will remove about 25,000 open and unfilled positions, a spokesperson said, adding that they were "COVID-era roles that are no longer necessary "
- Blumenthal Statement on Trump VAs Plan to Eliminate More Than 35,000 . . .
VA already lost more than 30,000 employees between January and September of this year as a result of President Trump and VA Secretary Collin’s hiring freeze, deferred resignations, early retirements, and the significant number of VA staff who have quit since the Trump Administration took office in January 2025 due to draconian workforce policies
- VA to reduce staff by nearly 30K by end of FY2025
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it’s on pace to reduce total VA staff by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year 2025, eliminating the need for a large-scale reduction-in-force
- VA on track to cut nearly 30K jobs by end of fiscal 2025, eliminating . . .
VA says it’s no longer considering departmentwide layoffs through a reduction-in-force The Department of Veterans Affairs says it’s on track to cut nearly 30,000 positions by the end of the fiscal year — a significantly smaller workforce cut than the department’s previous estimates
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