Veterans Affairs reverses course on large-scale layoffs
UNITED STATES, JUL 7 – The Department of Veterans Affairs will reduce staff by nearly 30,000 through attrition and a hiring freeze to avoid mass layoffs and maintain veteran care, officials said.
- On Monday, the Veterans Affairs Department revealed it is abandoning earlier plans for large-scale layoffs and plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 30,000 employees in fiscal year 2025.
- This change follows an initial plan announced in spring to cut roughly 80,000 employees, or about 15% of the VA workforce of approximately 470,000 as of this summer.
- The VA achieved a reduction of nearly 17,000 employees between January and June through attrition and expects another 12,000 to leave by September 30 without layoffs.
- VA press secretary Peter Kasperowicz said on Monday there is no longer a target of 80,000 cuts, and the agency does not plan additional staffing changes beyond this attrition-driven reduction.
- Secretary Doug Collins said the review produced new ideas to better serve veterans while continuing workforce reorganization efforts initiated in March.
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