President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze is forcing terminations at the US Department of Veterans Affairs research office, jeopardizing projects that advance treatments for cancer, drug withdrawal and more.

Douglas A. Collins assumed the position of Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Nominated by President Donald Trump and approved by the U.S. Senate, Collins is

Employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs say President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders and policy changes have already chipped away at staff morale, and now they fear the impact will be felt by the country’s 9 million veterans for whom the VA provides lifelong care and benefits.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, had some choice words for President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk about their efforts to tear down the civil service.

More than 1,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are out of work, part of President Donald Trump’s initiative to cut costs.

More than 1,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees were dismissed this week as part of President Donald Trump’s goal to shrink the size of the federal government.

There were recent concerns that benefits for veterans could be impacted by lower staffing levels after VA confirmed more than 1,000 staff members were fired.

Republicans once liked to be seen as supportive of veterans, but Trump has ensured that's no longer the case, writes. Since Jan. 20, his administration has shown a cruel and shameful disregard for veterans and the federal programs created to support them -- in combat,

The workers sacked on Monday were all "bargaining-unit probationary employees" in "non-mission critical roles," according to the VA.

President Donald Trump's nominee to be the No. 2 official in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was grilled Wednesday on Capitol Hill as the White House cleans out federal agencies, including the VA.

More than 2 million federal workers received an email over the weekend threatening firing if they can't justify their work performance by Monday night.

The dismissals targeted non-union employees who had served less than a year in competitive jobs or fewer than two years in specialty positions that aren't subject to worker protections.