Inside DOGE Cuts Disrupting Veterans Agency

Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency
Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.
The VA Promised DOGE Cuts Won’t Harm Veterans. Employees Say It’s Already Happening.
A VA spokesperson has said DOGE does not have access to veteran data. But VA providers said, given the secretive nature of DOGE’s work, they didn’t feel able to reassure patients. They said they are also second-guessing what they write in a patient’s chart.
Veterans Agency to Cut Roughly 80,000 Staff in DOGE Revamp
A memo sent to staffers at the Department of Veterans Affairs said that the agency plans to return to pre-2019 staffing levels, according to a copy seen by Bloomberg News, meaning tens of thousands of employees could lose their jobs.
DOGE plans to cut VA contracts may harm veterans' care, employees say
The list of contracts on the chopping block hasn't been made public, and the VA declined to provide it. NBC News reviewed documents identifying 200 of the contracts scheduled for cancellation.
Veterans 'are pissed off': Iraq veteran slams Musk and DOGE cuts
As DOGE continues its efforts to overhaul the federal government, the Department of Veterans Affairs plans on cutting up to 80,000 jobs. Independent Veterans of America founder and CEO Paul Rieckhoff joins Katy Tur to react to the shakeup and to President Trump's comments on NATO.
VA hospitals' clinical trials are being halted by 'chaotic ripple effect' DOGE cuts
According to administrators and former workers who kept Veterans Administration hospitals up, running and meeting the needs of U.S. veterans, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has brought nothing but disaster to their mission.
DOGE cuts raises local concern for San Antonio Missions headquarters, veteran facilities
SAN ANTONIO - One of the big stories we're following is the cuts being made by the 'Department of Government Efficiency,' or 'DOGE,' and how they could impact S ...
Danger for Republicans as ‘DOGE’ bites veterans
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Trump adviser Alina Habba says veterans fired by DOGE are perhaps 'not fit to have a job at this moment'
Emily Erroa, an Army veteran who was fired from the Energy Department last month, called Habba's comments "ridiculous" and ...
Veterans Affairs Department plans to cut thousands more jobs as part of Trump's cost-cutting efforts
A memo from the Department of Veterans Affairs' chief of staff said the agency aims to return its workforce to just under 400,000 employees.
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DOGE made layoffs and budget cuts in Arizona. Here's how it impacts the state
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Trump admin plans to cut more than 70,000 jobs at Department of Veterans Affairs, memo says
The Trump administration is planning to cut tens of thousands of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according ...
Veterans Affairs workforce reduction could have big impact in New England
The massive downsizing planned by the Trump administration at the Department of Veterans Affairs could take a major toll on ...
After taking credit for DOGE shakeup, Elon Musk now tells Republicans to stop blaming his cuts amid mounting criticism
Billionaire Elon Musk has denied that his team at DOGE was responsible for the elimination of over 70,000 jobs at the ...