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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...