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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

VA will soon kick off a departmentwide review of its mission, organization and structure, according to the memo, which was obtained by Government Executive. It will work in partnership with the ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Blumenthal’s frustration with the VA was echoed on both sides of the aisle. “Veterans’ survivors should not have to navigate a complicated VA system to access the benefits their veteran ...