US EditionService leaders laud quality-of-life improvements, but concerns linger
- In March 2025, Doug Collins, head of the VA, revealed intentions to reduce the agency’s workforce by 15%, lowering the number of employees nationwide from 470,000 to 398,000.
- The planned reductions follow longstanding concerns about VA wait times, a 2014 Phoenix scandal, and recent expansions of veterans benefits under the PACT Act.
- Veterans and advocates fear these cuts will worsen access to care, especially mental health services, and destabilize research hubs in Boston, Southern California, and Aurora.
- VA spokesman Gary Kunich assured that these changes would be implemented without reducing health services or benefits for veterans and VA recipients, even as some reports suggest that up to 80,000 jobs could be eliminated.
- If workforce cuts proceed, they may accelerate shifts toward community-based care and risk degrading the VA’s quality and capacity, potentially decimating the agency as it currently exists.
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Army Times
Service leaders laud quality-of-life improvements, but concerns linger
Military personnel officials believe troops’ quality of life has seen a noticeable uptick in the last few months thanks to congressional initiatives last year, but they still see areas in need of improvement. However, House Democrats warned that maintaining that better standard of living may hinge on how many civilian defense employees end up out of work in the coming months due to White House efforts to trim the federal workforce. “This adminis…
Federal layoffs impact veterans and government employees in Hampton Roads
During the first 100 days of the current Trump administration, slashing the size of the federal government has been a top priority, potentially affecting thousands of government employees in the Hampton Roads area.Watch previous coverage: Hampton VA Medical Center confirms employees let go as Trump admin makes cuts Hampton VA Medical Center confirms employees let go as Trump admin makes cutsLashavia Prather, who was laid off at the Veterans Affa…
Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado PoliticsAfter recent years of reform, vets fear Trump cuts to VA will undo lifeline health care, research
Colorado Springs-area veterans, lawmakers and advocates worry after more than a decade of VA reforms, coming Trump Administration cuts could hurt critical health care.
Ciscomani, VA Secretary Collins Push Back on False Claims Critical Positions at VA Will Be Cut
On Monday, Congressman Juan Ciscomani and Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins strongly pushed back on false claims that mission-critical positions within the VA will be cut, causing possible disruptions in the delivery of care and benefits. During a tour of Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson, both the Congressman and the...
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