The VA, so far this fiscal year, has sharply rolled back its use of recruitment, retention and relocation (3R) incentives.

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.

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.

VA staffed up significantly under the Biden administration, including a record-setting year in fiscal 2023 when the Veterans Health Administration alone hired 61,000 new employees. Both VHA and ...

The VA has asked for $441.3 billion for its fiscal 2026 budget, up 10% from 2025.

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 ...

According to the , VA press secretary Peter Kasperowicz said that the new rules, which have already gone into effect at some VA hospitals, were implemented in response to the president’s titled ...