Lawmakers, unions decry ‘incompetent’ firings at Minneapolis VA

Veterans, federal workers say layoffs at VA cause chaos, limit care

CHEYENNE – Former and current employees of the Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Medical Center are raising concerns about a chaotic onslaught of employee terminations induced by the Department of Government Efficiency

Lawmakers, unions decry ‘incompetent’ firings at Minneapolis VA

John Helcl was hired at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center earlier this year to put his investigative and law enforcement experience to work identifying inefficiency and poor employee performance.

What Trump Memo on Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Means for Federal Employee Unions

Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to improve efficiency, accountability, and transparency in the federal government include minimizing the amount of taxpayer-funded time that federal employees spend working for their unions instead of doing the jobs they were hired to perform. This “paid union leave” is otherwise known as “official time.” A Feb. 27 memo from President Donald Trump’s Office of Personnel Management directs agencies to “au…

Minnesota Democrats say Trump is betraying veterans with cuts to VA • Minnesota Reformer

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig criticized the Trump administration for its indiscriminate cuts to the federal workforce, including those aimed at the Department of Veterans Affairs, saying if Trump were a CEO, he'd have been fired for incompetence. Craig was speaking at a news conference with veterans, VA staff and Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith in West St. Paul on March 18, 2025. (Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer)Minnesota Democrats blasted the Trump…