In an internal VA memo seen by NPR, the VA says it's rescinding a directive that contains detailed guidance on the kind of care transgender veterans can receive at VA facilities.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday it is walking back plans for mass layoffs at the agency but says it will still shed tens of thousands of jobs by the end of fiscal year 2025.

The VA Servicing Purchase program has helped about 20,000 veterans avoid foreclosure. But Republicans in Congress have been critical of the program, saying it puts too much taxpayer money at risk.

VA has already shed 17,000 employees since January, and plans to cut another 12,000 through additional attrition and separation incentives including early retirement offers and “deferred ...

Veterans enrolled with the Department of Veterans Affairs can now access non-VA health care more quickly after the agency removed a major approval step. Why It Matters Millions of veterans rely on ...

The VA said veterans who fail to report eligibility changes are part of the problem. But these veterans said they did notify the VA and it continued overpaying them anyway.

A day after the VA celebrated about $2B in savings on canceled contracts, it began reversing some that may have affected medical care, according to agency records.

The next wave, by contrast, will not be limited to probationary workers, according to the memo. At the VA, the Trump administration laid off more than 2,400 workers last month as part of the cuts.

As stated by the VA, in 2021, the Biden administration moved OSA from the Office of the VA Secretary to the Veterans Benefits Administration, "creating a siloed system at odds with the intent of ...