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VA pauses billions in cuts

VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care

The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans' health services, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday.

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VA pauses billions in cuts as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans’ health services, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday.

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Veterans Affairs Department Halts Billions in Cuts Praised by Elon Musk

The pause affects hundreds of VA contracts, which Secretary Collins described a day earlier as nonessential consulting agreements.

VA reverses course, halts contract cancellations

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VA reverses course, halts contract cancellations after pressure from Congress

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

ABC News on MSN · 9h

VA begins reversing contract cancellations that support medical care, facilities

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 Washington Post on MSN · 13h

Under pressure, VA halts contract cancellations in major reversal

Records show the 875 contracts at issue included support for medical and burial services, cancer programs, and efforts to recruit doctors for critical vacancies.

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You Must Read This: Uproar Over Malicious and Disastrous Cuts at VA

I saw a video from VA Secretary Doug Collins (former member of Congress from Georgia) bragging about how they were cutting $2 ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Collins: “We’re not cutting benefits.”

I interviewed the VA Secretary Doug Collins last night and it was pretty clear he had a message for the roughly 18 million ...

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VA secretary emphasizes reforms, accountability for federal workforce

In his first public address to a veterans group, Doug Collins outlined plans to broaden VA benefits and cut back bureaucracy.

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Disabled veterans bring hopes and a long wish list to annual convention with new VA secretary

Doug Collins, the new secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, attends the Disabled American Veterans’ winter ...

Washington Technology1d

Veteran-owned small firms hit first by VA's push for $2B in contract cuts

Service-disabled veteran entrepreneurs bear 89% of the claimed savings. Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins claims this ...

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US Sen. Jon Ossoff presses VA leader Collins for info on Musk's access to veterans' medical records

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff wants Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins — a fellow Georgian — to provide clarity about Elon Musk's ...

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Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins

Former Representative Doug Collins offers a reassuring vision for the department helping nine million veterans each year. But the VA’s needs and his support for privatization don’t augur well.

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EXCLUSIVE: VA Secretary looks to ‘raise our game’ despite mass layoffs within department

Doug Collins said his transition from Georgia Congressman to VA Secretary has been full of surprises, both good and bad.

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