'Just crushed': Former Fayetteville VA employee testifies to Congress about son's death
Lori Locklear, a former Fayetteville VA employee, testified before Congress this month about how VA wait times were too long ...
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GOP Chairmen Launch Effort to Expand Veterans' Access to Private Doctors
The introduction of the new bill formally kicks off what is expected to be a marquee debate during the Trump administration ...
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VA exempts 300,000 health care positions from governmentwide hiring freeze
The VA memo exempts roughly three-quarters of the Veterans Health Administration's roughly 400,000-employee workforce.
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Lawmakers again push to ease firing rules for misbehaving VA staff
Punishing underperforming VA workers was a priority during Trump's first term. Congressional leaders want to zero in on the ...
Federal watchdog: VA medical refund backlog has cost veterans millions of dollars
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has criticized the Department of Veterans Affairs for delays in paying veterans millions ...
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Florida Sen. Scott, Lawmakers Intro ‘Restore VA Accountability Act’ To Improve Care For Veterans
Florida Senator Rick Scott, alongside Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran (R-KS) and House Veterans’ ...
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Republicans in Congress Try Again for Rules Allowing Expedited Firings of VA Employees
In one of their first concrete actions of the new congressional session, the chairmen of the committees that oversee the ...
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VA committee leaders target ‘1% of bad VA employees’ in fast-track firing bill
Lawmakers are making the fast-track firing bill a legislative priority in a new session of Congress as the incoming Trump administration proposes similar goals.
Trump nominee for VA secretary vows not to assist with migrant healthcare
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Doug Collins, President Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, promised Tuesday ...