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I sounded the alarm on burn pits — now I see smoke at the VA
The impact of VA Secretary Collins' staffing cuts remains hazy, not unlike the downwind side of a burn pit, Dan Clare of DAV argues in this op-ed.
By Dan Clare
Some VA employees’ overtime pay will be delayed by software problems
Software handling timecards for VA employees has been malfunctioning for nearly a week, prompting concerns about paycheck delays.
Senate Democrats plan ‘shadow hearings’ on controversial VA cuts
The move comes as VA Secretary Doug Collins has accused Democrats of creating panic over planned department reforms.
Meet the kids taking care of wounded veterans
More than 2 million kids live with a disabled veteran at home. Calls are growing to extend more support to these ‘hidden helpers.'
By Jennifer Brookland, The War Horse
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.
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