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Fredericksburg-area leaders assess fallout from federal job cuts, contract losses and data center growth as economic uncertainty looms.
The language in the Senate's version of the fiscal 2026 VA appropriations bill offers a mild, but notable bipartisan rebuke ...
Following significant pushback, VA is reversing course on its plan for widespread RIFs while still promising some staffing ...
The 988 Lifeline just marked three years in service, but now a specialized line for LGBTQ+ will no longer be accessible.
The VA announced this month that by Oct. 1, its staff will have shrunk by about 30,000 employees this year. That’s roughly a ...
I’m 48 years old, and in all my life, I never voted — until I voted for Donald Trump. It wasn’t about politics. I finally saw a leader who stood up for the people who’ve been forgotten, overlooked and ...
VA Secretary Doug Collins said at the time that the cuts were following President Trump’s executive order, signed in February, directing all federal agencies to prepare for a reduction in force ...
The Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health System is dealing with deep losses to its workforce. In an exclusive interview with TribLive, Pittsburgh VA director Donald Koenig spoke about the reductions.
More than 17,000 Veterans Affairs jobs have been eliminated or vacated since the start of the year.
Academics and public radio professionals warn that budget cuts could decimate a watchdog for political corruption.
The Trump administration’s final vision for a remade Department of Veterans Affairs is still coming into focus, but as staffing and budget bombs continue to drop, some employees and veterans are ...