The memo, sent by VA Chief of Staff Christopher Syrek to undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and other top officials at the apartment, sets out a goal to return its staffing to 2019 levels of ...

What had been a list of 875 VA contracts scheduled for termination a little over a week ago has now become 585 canceled contracts, the VA said Monday. The about-face is a rare public retreat by ...

The VA said the individuals dismissed were “non-mission critical” probationary employees who have served less than two years, according to a department statement. The agency defined the non ...

The VA announced Thursday that roughly 2.3% of its "probationary" workforce -- those who competed for jobs but had less than a year at the VA or employees appointed to specific positions without ...

He supports President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk's cost-cutting program — even if it affects the VA. “We're no better because we're veterans,” said Watson, 68, of Jesup, Georgia.

It said it expects the review to be done by June, after which "VA will initiate Department-wide RIF actions," using an acronym for "reduction in force." In a response to a request for comment ...

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Languages: English. There are some 6.2 million veterans in the United States who receive disability benefits from the VA. The dismissals have prompted the VA to issue a message to quell concerns ...

The VA’s chief of staff, Christopher Syrek, told top level officials at the agency that it had an objective to cut enough employees to return to 2019 staffing levels of just under 400,000.

But the confirmation of Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, who contributed to two conservative playbooks that support significant changes to VA disability benefits ...