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Trump’s hiring freeze sparks staffing worries at key military, VA hospitals
It means some open jobs at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital and military hospitals such as Wilford Hall and Brooke Army Medical Center will go unfilled.
Trump’s VA pick defends hiring freeze amid staffing concerns
Trump's VA pick, former Rep. Doug Collins, said the VA may be trying to fill positions, but many of those vacancies have gone unfilled for weeks or longer.
300,000 VA jobs protected from Trump hiring freeze
The Department of Veterans Affairs can continue to hire new health care workers and those providing critical services to veterans despite a federal hiring freeze ordered by President Donald Trump.
Minneapolis VA to resume hiring after exemptions from Trump hiring freeze announced
The Minneapolis Veterans Medical Center was preparing Thursday to renew job offers for clinical and hospital roles that it had rescinded two days earlier as part of a federal hiring freeze. The Department of Veterans Affairs issued a statement Thursday clarifying that 39 categories of health care workers were exempt from the hiring freeze issued by President Donald Trump’s administration on
Trump’s Hiring Freeze Is Screwing Over Veterans
The president is throwing the federal government, and the welfare of the men and women who fought for the nation, into chaos
VA wants hiring freeze exemptions for 300,000 roles
The acting Veterans Affairs secretary said in a Jan. 21 memo that the requested exemptions cover positions critical to the delivery of health care services.
Doug Collins is ready to fix the VA
President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Doug Collins, Air Force Reserve colonel and former Georgia congressman, as VA ...
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VA exempts 300,000 health care positions from governmentwide hiring freeze
The VA memo exempts roughly three-quarters of the Veterans Health Administration's roughly 400,000-employee workforce.
Vice President JD Vance returns to Damascus, VA
Vice President JD Vance will return to Damascus Monday, January 27. Vance says the purpose of his visit is to check on the ...
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VA places 60 staff on leave after shutting down DEI offices
At least 60 Veterans Affairs employees have been placed on administrative leave following the closure of multiple diversity, ...
Va. lawmakers tackle Confederate bills on day of honor for Black pioneers
Leaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over ...
Acting VA secretary warns against disguising DEI programs targeted for termination
Acting V.A. secretary warned that disguising diversity, equity and inclusion programs targeted for termination would result ...
VA Dems reject Youngkin's antisemitism expert pick from George Mason Univ board amid troubling incidents
Kenneth Marcus' name was stripped from a resolution confirming Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's nominees to George Mason ...
Unclear how federal hiring freeze affects Hampton VA Medical Center
More than 300,000 Department of Veterans Affairs health care jobs are exempt from the White House’s federal hiring freeze, ...
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Veteran Disaster Relief: A guide to navigating VA resources during natural disasters
As the wildfires in California continue to burn, veterans and their families must understand what help is available.
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VA secretary nominee rejects privatization but wants more employee firings
The Veterans Affairs Department’s workforce will have a advocate in its next secretary, President Trump’s pick to lead the ...