VA secretary says he will 'make decisions best for' employees, veterans when asked about DOGE

VA secretary says job cuts won't impact veterans' benefits during Nashville visit

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Newly-confirmed Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Doug Collins, promised veterans during a visit to Nashville Monday that massive job layoffs within the department won't impact their healthcare services and other benefits. Secretary Collins joined Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-1), and Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-2) to honor certain employees at the VA Tennessee Valley …

DOGE: Wielding a hatchet at the VA

A “climate of fear” has enveloped the Department of Veterans Affairs, said Sonner Kehrt in Mother Jones. Guided by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Trump administration has cut 2,400 jobs at the agency over the past month. And last week, VA Secretary Doug Collins announced plans to ax 80,000 more employees this year—about 17 percent of the department’s entire workforce. Despite repeated claims from administration officials th…

Finger Lakes residents show support for veterans, protest Trump and DOGE

CANANDAIGUA — Chanting “Save our Veterans, Fire Musk!” and “This is what democracy looks like,” a crowd exceeding 100 gathered along Main Street Friday afternoon to show support for veterans and the VA.

VA secretary says he will 'make decisions best for' employees, veterans when asked about DOGE

(The Hill) — Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins on Sunday said he will “make decisions best for” employees of his department and veterans when asked about recommendations from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “When you hear recommendations from DOGE, how do you receive them?” NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt asked Collins on “The Hill Sunday.” “I receive it as, 'I’m the secretary of VA,'" Collins responded. “And at the end o…

VA Secretary Doug Collins Defends Cuts, Touts Efficiency

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins faced off with NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt on The Hill Sunday, digging into proposed cuts at the VA and how he’s navigating advice from the Trump-backed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Collins stood firm, “I receive it as I’m the Secretary of the VA and at the end of the […] VA Secretary Doug Collins Defends Cuts, Touts Efficiency

VA Secretary Collins: Critics Spreading ‘Fake News’ About DOGE Impact on Veterans’ Care

There are few issues where the American people agree more than caring for our nation’s veterans. But that doesn’t mean the agency that provides that care is exempt from efforts to make government, in general, leaner and more efficient. In an interview Friday with the Fox News show “Fox & Friends,” Veterans Administration Secretary Doug Collins hit back at critics of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and their auditing of VA operatio…