After Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors Chairman Josh Stephens challenged each supervisor to identify $600,000 in budget reductions — aiming to cut $3.6 million — supervisors took out their scalp ...

It said it expects the review to be done by June, after which "VA will initiate Department-wide RIF actions," using an acronym for "reduction in force." In a response to a request for comment ...

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The 1,400 workers laid off on Monday were all "bargaining-unit probationary employees" in "non-mission critical roles," including "DEI-related positions," the VA said in a statement. Responders ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Wednesday paused an effort to terminate hundreds of contracts after pressure from Democrat lawmakers, according to Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee ...

Last summer, the health district revoked a waiver that allowed LVAC to monitor the pool areas with surveillance cameras instead of a lifeguard. The district said a key to the change was the ...

Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat and the ranking member of the Senate VA committee expressed concerns following the administration's sweeping cuts. "Doug Collins continues to put the ...

"We were taking in millions of dollars in contracts to create things like PowerPoint slides and meeting minutes," VA Secretary Doug Collins said on Tuesday. "Millions of dollars in contracts for ...

(VA) Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect a change in position by Veterans Affairs leadership. Veterans Affairs leaders this week touted $2 billion in savings for department ...

The warning comes from Jonathan Kamens, who led cybersecurity efforts for VA.gov—an online portal for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and services used by veterans, their caregivers and ...

The workers -- more than 3.3% of the department's probationary employees -- were union members considered to have "non-mission critical" positions, according to a VA news release Monday evening.