Gadsden police resolve standoff after man in 'mental distress' barricades himself
On the morning of February 11, 2025, the Gadsden Police Department responded to a call from the Veterans Affairs Hotline ...
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Lawmakers slam VA for ‘rinse-and-repeat cycle’ of delays in fixing problems administering the GI Bill
Republican lawmakers blasted Department of Veterans Affairs officials for mistakes in administering the GI Bill that led to ...
Veterans Affairs carves out potentially hundreds of thousands of staffers from ‘buyout’ offer
President Donald Trump’s administration is creating an exemption for an estimated 200,000 workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs who won’t be eligible to take the “buyout” aimed at slashing the ...
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VA carves out major workforce exemptions to OPM’s deferred resignation offer
The VA, the largest civilian federal agency, is taking the offer off the table for hundreds of thousands of its employees.
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VA operations often hindered by employee misconduct, computer problems, program inefficiencies
David Case, acting inspector general for the Department of Veterans Affairs, told a House subcommittee hearing that employee ...
VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump’s deferred resignation plan could make things worse
Nurses caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs comprise the largest group of federal ...
Department of Veterans Affairs gets a DOGE employee
A Department of Government Efficiency representative has begun working at the Department of Veterans Affairs in an effort to identify wasteful spending.
Doug Collins confirmed as veterans affairs secretary as Trump Cabinet takes shape
The United States has a new secretary of veterans affairs. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Doug Collins to the job, putting the former congressman in charge of care for America’s veterans.
Doug Collins confirmed to lead Veterans Affairs, aiming to cut red tape and provide care
Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, a defender of President Trump in his first term, won Senate confirmation to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.