The 1,400 workers laid off on Monday were all "bargaining-unit probationary employees" in "non-mission critical roles," including "DEI-related positions," the VA said in a statement. Responders ...

FILE - The seal is seen at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ...

Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat and the ranking member of the Senate VA committee expressed concerns following the administration's sweeping cuts. "Doug Collins continues to put the ...

"We were taking in millions of dollars in contracts to create things like PowerPoint slides and meeting minutes," VA Secretary Doug Collins said on Tuesday. "Millions of dollars in contracts for ...

The warning comes from Jonathan Kamens, who led cybersecurity efforts for VA.gov—an online portal for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and services used by veterans, their caregivers and ...

The workers -- more than 3.3% of the department's probationary employees -- were union members considered to have "non-mission critical" positions, according to a VA news release Monday evening.

The VA said the individuals dismissed were “non-mission critical” probationary employees who have served less than two years, according to a department statement. The agency defined the non ...

“They’re doing this with people’s lives,” said one VA researcher who lost their job this month. “There’s no, like, ‘OK, we’ll build a new spaceship and put it back on the launch pad.

“I want this to be heard clearly by every organization, but especially by those inside the VA walls and the VA workforce: We will not settle for anything less,” Collins told Disabled American ...

"I'm here to tell you the truth," VA Secretary Doug Collins said. "We're not cutting healthcare, we're not cutting benefits." VA employees and elected officials say critical staff, including ...

Powerful leaders in Congress have quietly unveiled their plan to gut VA-delivered care, wrapped in the misleadingly titled "Veterans' ACCESS Act." If veterans don't act fast, they will lose the VA ...

In a call with journalists, the Illinois Democrat said her staff heard from VA employees who worked for the crisis line or supported the VA claims process. She said two from Illinois may have been ...