Maddow Blog | Trump’s VA secretary defends 80,000 layoffs in a wildly unpersuasive way
Defending 80,000 layoffs, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said, “The federal government does not exist to employ ...
Veterans Rage as Trump Plots Sweeping VA Cuts
President Donald Trump’s plan to fire about 83,000 employees with the Department of Veterans Affairs was met with outrage ...
Shock, anger felt among local VA staffers fired by Trump orders
Former and current VA staffers in Washington state are stunned and angry about the mass firings that continue to sweep ...
Trump administration plans 15 percent cut to VA workforce
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans to cut about 80,000 jobs on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump pushes to ...
VA 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 ...
Veterans are speaking out on the Trump administration’s plans to cut the VA’s budget
A handful of veterans speaking to The Associated Press are divided over the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the ...
Mann-Grandstaff loses more VA workers as part of Trump administration’s downsizing plans
Directives from Washington, D.C., are adding to an already confused employment situation for the federal workers at ...
Chicago veterans say Trump administration's planned cuts to VA will have deep impact
Last week, the White House said it wanted to cut $2 billion in VA contracts, which would affect services such as cancer care.