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Veterans Affairs secretary reveals almost $2 billion saved in cut contracts
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced Tuesday that his department saved nearly $2 billion by ending contracts he deemed no longer necessary. The announcement came as roughly 1,000 employees were laid off from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Department of Veterans Affairs cutting more than 1,400 employees in another round of dismissals
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is cutting more than 1,400 workers, which will save more than $83 million annually.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Collins: “We’re not cutting benefits.”
I interviewed the VA Secretary Doug Collins last night and it was pretty clear he had a message for the roughly 18 million living veterans in this country. “We're not cutting critical health care. We're not cutting health care benefits,
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VA Secretary: DOGE layoffs will not affect veterans’ care, benefits
Patty Murray from Washington said that these layoffs included researchers who were working on cancer treatment, opioid addiction, prosthetics and burn pit exposure. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Wednesday she is seeking answers about how the layoffs may have affected efforts to prevent suicide through the confidential Veterans Crisis Line.
VA secretary: ‘We’re not cutting benefits’
Secretary Doug Collins defended the Trump administration’s recent layoffs at the department, arguing Thursday that cuts have not been made to “critical health
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VA secretary emphasizes reforms, accountability for federal workforce
In his first public address to a veterans group, Doug Collins outlined plans to broaden VA benefits and cut back bureaucracy.
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Disabled veterans bring hopes and a long wish list to annual convention with new VA secretary
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VA staff told to reply to Musk’s ‘What did you do last week’ email
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US Sen. Jon Ossoff presses VA leader Collins for info on Musk's access to veterans' medical records
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Senate Democrats want answers from VA secretary after DOGE data dive
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