Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.
One VA employee said they were "furious" to see leadership's advice that they justify their jobs to Elon Musk.
If implemented, the layoffs would bring the department down to the level of employees it had before the PACT Act, the wide-ranging 2022 law that expanded VA health care and benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in contract cuts after an uproar that critical veterans health services were harmed, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday.
Milwaukee VA employees were first advised to comply with an Elon Musk directive to detail their work accomplishments, then were told it's not required.
Nearly 30 percent of civil service employees in the federal government are veterans. Democrats are highlighting their firings by taking some as guests to President Trump’s address on Tuesday.
The massive downsizing planned by the Trump administration at the Department of Veterans Affairs could take a major toll on New England, which employs more than 20,000 people working to provide healthcare and conduct research on post-traumatic stress disorder and other ailments affecting veterans.
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