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Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency
Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.
DOGE plans to cut VA contracts may harm veterans' care, employees say
The list of contracts on the chopping block hasn't been made public, and the VA declined to provide it. NBC News reviewed documents identifying 200 of the contracts scheduled for cancellation.
The VA Promised DOGE Cuts Won’t Harm Veterans. Employees Say It’s Already Happening.
A VA spokesperson has said DOGE does not have access to veteran data. But VA providers said, given the secretive nature of DOGE’s work, they didn’t feel able to reassure patients. They said they are also second-guessing what they write in a patient’s chart.
Veterans Agency to Cut Roughly 80,000 Staff in DOGE Revamp
A memo sent to staffers at the Department of Veterans Affairs said that the agency plans to return to pre-2019 staffing levels, according to a copy seen by Bloomberg News, meaning tens of thousands of employees could lose their jobs.
Veterans Affairs axes tens of thousands of jobs in another brutal DOGE cut
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to cut some 80,000 jobs as the Trump administration works to slash the number of federal government employees.
Veterans 'are pissed off': Iraq veteran slams Musk and DOGE cuts
As DOGE continues its efforts to overhaul the federal government, the Department of Veterans Affairs plans on cutting up to 80,000 jobs. Independent Veterans of America founder and CEO Paul Rieckhoff joins Katy Tur to react to the shakeup and to President Trump's comments on NATO.
Veterans Affairs Department plans to cut thousands more jobs as part of Trump's cost-cutting efforts
A memo from the Department of Veterans Affairs' chief of staff said the agency aims to return its workforce to just under 400,000 employees.
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs
The Trump administration is planning to cut over 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.
US Department of Veterans Affairs to cut 80,000 jobs
President Donald Trump's administration aims to cut some 80,000 jobs from the federal department overseeing veterans' health care and other benefits, according to a memo obtained Wednesday by AFP.

US veterans department to start mass layoffs

DOGE to cancel government contracts that help veterans, records show
Records show among the 875 contracts were arrangements to help medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and ...
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DOGE made layoffs and budget cuts in Arizona. Here's how it impacts the state
Here’s what we know about DOGE cuts in Arizona. Arizona has 34,000 workers who could be impacted by the DOGE cuts, according to the Congressional Research Service. They represent roughly 2% of the ...
Breaking down claims Veterans Affairs' procurement card limits were set to $1
Department of Veterans Affairs employees' procurement credit cards are used to buy medical supplies and provide other ...
Trump adviser Alina Habba says veterans fired by DOGE are perhaps 'not fit to have a job at this moment'
Emily Erroa, an Army veteran who was fired from the Energy Department last month, called Habba's comments "ridiculous" and ...
Danger for Republicans as ‘DOGE’ bites veterans
The number of United States veterans with jobs plunged by 175,000 last month, and the share of veterans who are either ...
After taking credit for DOGE shakeup, Elon Musk now tells Republicans to stop blaming his cuts amid mounting criticism
Billionaire Elon Musk has denied that his team at DOGE was responsible for the elimination of over 70,000 jobs at the ...
Rep. Derrick Van Orden threatens to report already fired VA employee to Elon Musk's DOGE
But the man, a disabled veteran named Jesus "Tony" Ruiz, had already lost his job at the Los Angeles VA in early February. ...
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In Letter Accusing VA Secretary of 'Cover-Up,' Democrats Demand Answers on DOGE-Led VA Firings
A group of Senate Democrats is demanding answers on the Department of Veterans Affairs' recent firings of 2,400 probationary ...