More On the Vets Contract Purge At the VA
A s I wrote below, yesterday VA Secretary Collins was out bragging that he and DOGE had found more than $2 billion of BS ...
Veterans Affairs secretary reveals almost $2 billion saved in cut contracts
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced Tuesday that his department saved nearly $2 billion by ending contracts he ...
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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 ...
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 ...
‘Cuts like these move us in the wrong direction’ — Veterans groups raise alarm in response to VA firings
The Department of Veterans Affairs has fired more than 2,400 employees in February as part of a wider government effort to ...
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VA claims $2B in savings from contract cuts, vows no benefits impact
Veterans Affairs leaders this week touted $2 billion in savings for department efforts from canceled government contracts ...
What we know about the firings of federal workers at Zablocki VA Medical Center
The Veterans Affairs firings are part of an effort by President Donald Trump and mega-billionaire Elon Musk to radically ...
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‘We are watching the gutting of VA,’ veterans groups warn in wake of federal worker firings
The nation’s leading veterans advocacy groups condemned the purge of workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs and called ...
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 ...
Georgia U.S. Senator wants to know how VA layoffs are impacting care, services for veterans
After firing 1,000 VA probationary employees Feb.15, the VA terminated 1,400 more employees they called “non mission critical ...
VA Halts Billions in Contract Cuts Praised by Elon Musk
The pause affects hundreds of VA contracts, which Secretary Collins described a day earlier as nonessential consulting agreements.
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VA secretary emphasizes reforms, accountability for federal workforce
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins testifies during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Jan. 21, 2025. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) In his first public address to a veterans ...