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VA reverses course, halts contract cancellations

The Washington Post on MSN · 18h

Under pressure, VA halts contract cancellations in major reversal

Records show the 875 contracts at issue included support for medical and burial services, cancer programs, and efforts to recruit doctors for critical vacancies.

The Hill on MSN · 13h

VA reverses course, halts contract cancellations after pressure from Congress

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Wednesday paused an effort to terminate hundreds of contracts after pressure from Democrat lawmakers, according to Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee

ABC News on MSN · 14h

VA begins reversing contract cancellations that support medical care, facilities

A day after the VA celebrated about $2B in savings on canceled contracts, it began reversing some that may have affected medical care, according to agency records.

VA pauses billions in cuts

The Associated Press on MSN · 12h

VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care

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 org

Stars and Stripes · 13h

VA pauses billions in cuts as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans’ health services, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday.

Newsweek on MSN · 13h

Veterans Affairs Department Halts Billions in Cuts Praised by Elon Musk

The pause affects hundreds of VA contracts, which Secretary Collins described a day earlier as nonessential consulting agreements.

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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 ...

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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.

Stars and Stripes16h

‘We are watching the gutting of VA,’ veterans groups warn in wake of federal worker firings

The nation’s leading veterans advocacy groups condemned the purge of workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs and called ...

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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 ...

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‘Cuts like these move us in the wrong direction’ — Veterans groups raise alarm in response to VA firings

The Department of Veterans Affairs has fired more than 2,400 employees in February as part of a wider government effort to ...

Military Times16h

VA claims $2B in savings from contract cuts — then reverses course

By Wednesday afternoon, however, VA leaders had paused those actions, saying they were going through the contracts ...

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What we know about the firings of federal workers at Zablocki VA Medical Center

The Veterans Affairs firings are part of an effort by President Donald Trump and mega-billionaire Elon Musk to radically ...

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You Must Read This: Uproar Over Malicious and Disastrous Cuts at VA

Y esterday I saw a video from VA Secretary Doug Collins (former member of Congress from Georgia) bragging about how they were ...

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