VA Expects 30K Voluntary Job Cuts by October, Erasing Need for Layoffs

VA expects 30K voluntary job cuts by October, erasing need for layoffs

Voluntary retirements and resignations are expected to trim 30,000 Veterans Affairs workforce positions by the end of September, forgoing plans for potential forced resignations this fiscal year to meet administration goals to reduce the size of government, department leaders announced Monday. Already, about 17,000 VA jobs have been vacated since Jan. 1 through a combination of deferred resignations, retirements, normal attrition and department …

VA on track to cut nearly 30K jobs by end of fiscal 2025, eliminating need for RIF

The Department of Veterans Affairs says it’s on track to cut nearly 30,000 positions by the end of the fiscal year — a significantly smaller workforce cut than the department’s previous estimates. VA Secretary Doug Collins said in March that VA’s goal was to cut 15% of its workforce, which would mean eliminating about 72,000 total positions.  But the VA announced Monday that it’s no longer considering department-wide layoffs through a reduction-…

Veterans Affairs Secretary will visit Dallas VA Center as agency braces for cuts

VA Secretary Doug Collins will visit the Dallas VA Medical Center, marking his first visit to Texas as the agency's leader.