VA reverses course, halts contract cancellations after pressure from Congress

VA crisis line workers say mission will be harmed by in-office mandate

Veteran crisis lines going remote yielded more opportunities to expand and offer more help. Return-to-office mandates complicate that mission, workers say.

VA Pauses Billions in Cuts as Lawmakers and Veterans Decry Loss of Critical Care

(MedPage Today) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans' health services, lawmakers and veterans service organizations...

VA pauses billions in cuts as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care

VA pauses contract cuts as department funding and staff get slashed

Lawmakers and veterans service organizations confirmed to the Associated Press that the VA had paused billions of dollars in planned contract cuts after concerns were raised about the effect on veteran care. The seal is seen at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington on June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) In a statement... The post VA pauses contract cuts as department funding and staff get slashed appeared first o…

VA pauses contract cuts amid concerns over veterans' health services

The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions in contract cuts after an uproar that critical veterans health services were harmed, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday.

VA reverses course, halts contract cancellations after pressure from Congress

The Department of Veterans Affairs on Wednesday paused an effort to terminate hundreds of contracts after pressure from Democrat lawmakers, according to Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee ranking member Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.).