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Lawmakers press VA for details on DOGE access to vets records
Democrats want promises from department leaders that sensitive medical and financial information is being handled securely.
VA secretary insists massive staff cuts needed to refocus department
Secretary Doug Collins confirmed leaders are looking at trimming 80,000 workers to slim down the growing VA bureaucracy.
Vets are speaking out on Trump administration’s plans to cut VA budget
A handful of veterans speaking to The Associated Press are divided over the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 VA employees, memo says
An internal memo instructs top-level Veterans Affairs staff to prepare for an agency-wide reorganization in August.
After review, VA scales back plans for contract cancellations
In the last week, department leaders have revised plans to cancel hundreds of contracts in a cost-saving move.
Senator invites fired VA inspector general as guest for Trump speech
Michael Missal served as the VA's top watchdog for eight years, during which he identified $45 billion in potential savings and questionable expenditures.
VA crisis line workers say mission will be harmed by in-office mandate
Veteran crisis lines going remote yielded more opportunities to expand and offer more help. Return-to-office mandates complicate that mission, workers say.
By Jerry Wu