VA on track to cut nearly 30K jobs by end of fiscal 2025, eliminating need for widespread RIF

VA Secretary Doug Collins said in March that VA’s goal was to cut 15% of its workforce, which would mean eliminating about 72,000 total positions. But the VA announced Monday that it’s no longer ... Read More

VA Scales Back Major Job Cuts: Thousands of Positions Saved, Veteran Care Prioritized

This revised figure represents a substantial decrease from earlier proposals that suggested a much larger reduction of up to 80,000 to 83,000 positions, alleviating concerns about widespread layoffs ... Read More

VA secretary vows during Dallas visit that massive jobs cuts will not weaken patient care

Speaking at the Dallas VA Medical Center in Oak Cliff, Collins said the cuts are targeting duplicate services and some contracts and that improving care is his top priority. “I always promised we ... Read More

Rally today at Northport VA to protest possible cuts - Newsday

News Health Rally today at Northport VA to ... Union officials are planning a rally at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the ... There already have been more than 2,400 job cuts to the ... Read More

Veterans will be hurt by Trump’s back-to-office order for VA therapists, sources say : Shots - Health News - NPR

The VA has cut hundreds of probationary positions – then reversed some decisions – while VA Secretary Doug Collins forecasted tens of thousands more additional jobs would be eliminated. Read More