Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo

5 reasons veterans are especially hard-hit by federal cuts

A protester holds a sign during a demonstration against President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the Trump administration outside the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. (Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut 83,000 jobs, slashing employment by over 17% at the federal agency that provides health care for millions of veterans, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associat…

Veterans Administration therapists forced to provide mental health counseling in open cubicles

As part of the Trump administration's frenzied push to end remote work arrangements for federal government workers, the Veterans Administration (VA) is forcing therapists to provide mental health counseling in open cubicles. The therapists, who work for a network of clinical resource hubs operated by the VA, are now required to work in-person, but the facilities do not have enough private offices. The VA therapists are deeply concerned about the…

Kentucky business has veteran service contracts restored amid criticism of Trump VA cuts

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaking in the Senate Veterans Affairs committee on March 4 about the veteran-owned small business from Jeffersontown whose VA service contract was cancelled.(Screenshot / Congress)The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has reversed its termination of several contracts with a veteran-owned business based in Kentucky, according to its owner.The terminated contracts were among the nearly 900 service contracts th…

Mass Layoffs at the Veterans Administration to Begin in June: Report

The Veterans Administration is preparing to lay off nearly 20 percent of its workforce starting in June, according to a leaked government memo.

5 reasons veterans are especially hard-hit by federal cuts

Former service members already face stark challenges as they integrate back into civilian life. Cuts to veterans’ services will make that only worse.

Memo says mass layoffs at Veterans' Affairs will begin early as June

The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin mass layoffs at the politically sensitive agency as early as June, according to a memo reviewed