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VA cancels mass layoff, saying enough workers have left. Here’s what that means in Philadelphia.
Amid agency changes, some VA workers in Philadelphia were looking to leave their jobs. The agency says enough have left ...
VA announces major staffing changes: What to know
The number of job cuts projected for the agency has come in significantly lower than the original DOGE target of 80,000.
VA walks back plans for mass layoffs but will still lose tens of thousands of jobs
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday it is walking back plans for mass layoffs at the agency but says it will ...
VA on track to reduce staff by 30,000 by end of 2025, officials say
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday that they are on track to reduce its staff by almost 30,000 by the end ...
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VA backs down on mass layoffs, will cut 30K through attrition only
Following significant pushback, VA is reversing course on its plan for widespread RIFs while still promising some staffing ...
VA secretary vows during Dallas visit that massive jobs cuts will not weaken patient care
Speaking at the Dallas VA Medical Center in Oak Cliff, Collins said the cuts are targeting duplicate services and some ...
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VA says it won’t need ‘large-scale’ reduction of staff
The Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday that it has eliminated the need for a large-scale reduction in staff after ...
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VA on track to cut nearly 30K jobs by end of fiscal 2025, eliminating need for widespread RIF
VA Secretary Doug Collins said in March that VA’s goal was to cut 15% of its workforce, which would mean eliminating about 72 ...
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Plans for Mass VA Firings Scuttled, But Department Still Expects 30,000 Employees to Leave on Their Own
The announcement walked back previous plans, first revealed in a leaked memo in March, to fire as many as 83,000 employees as ...
Virginia’s top prosecutor targets drugs, crime — and Northern Va. schools
While Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has tackled other issues like fentanyl and fraud while in office, schools have ...
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VA expects 30K voluntary job cuts by October, erasing need for layoffs
Already, about 17,000 VA jobs have been vacated since Jan. 1 through a combination of deferred resignations, retirements, ...
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Decades-delayed VA clinic can move forward following court ruling
Contractors for a long-delayed veterans clinic can move forward following a ruling in Kern County Superior Court Wednesday in ...