News

President Donald Trump's government-wide hiring freeze threatened to wipe out hundreds of studies and clinical trials that are run through temporary VA appointments – scientific partnerships ...
Then VA research revealed that medication was just as effective as surgery. "So instead of sending a patient to a urologist for a surgeon, I could prescribe a pill," said Fihn, who worked at the ...
Earlier this month, DOGE said the VA was paying $380,000 per month for minor website modifications. The contract was renewed and the work was not being done by one internal VA software engineer ...
Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over the Department of Veterans Affairs’s (VA) plans to cut roughly 80,000 employees in the coming months, decrying the lack of ...
And, despite firing at least 2,400 employees, Collins pledges to maintain the VA’s commitment to preserving and improving healthcare benefits for veterans. "VA's biggest problem is that its ...
In an internal VA memo seen by NPR Friday, the VA says it's rescinding Directive 1341, which contains detailed guidance on the kinds of care transgender veterans can receive at VA facilities.
VA Secretary Doug Collins appeared in front of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for the first time Tuesday, where he faced contentious questioning over staffing upheavals at the VA.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut approximately 72,000 jobs, roughly 15 percent of its current workforce, VA Secretary Doug Collins confirmed Wednesday. Collins said in a video ...
The VA secretary confirmed plans to slash his department’s workforce by roughly 80,000 jobs in coming months, saying the moves are needed to reform the agency. Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug ...
In a notice filed to the Federal Register Thursday, VA Secretary Doug Collins said that he “concurred” with the president that his department, whose mission is to provide health care and other ...
Languages: English and some Welsh. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a major three-part initiative to simplify and speed up how survivors and dependents of deceased veterans ...
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Next month, a new Department of Veterans Affairs clinic is set to open off of Battlefield Boulevard, but local lawmakers are raising concerns about staffing levels. Watch ...