Pentagon reassigns official for parking caper

Career

Cuts to staff, budget will boost military strength, Hegseth says

Hegseth promised to reinvest budget savings in other military programs and jettison civilian workers who are not living up to expectations.
VA leadership nominee grilled over recent department layoffs

President Donald Trump nominated Paul Lawrence to serve as the second-highest leader in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
VA dismisses over 1,000 employees as part of probationary worker purge

Department leaders promised the dismissals will not hurt veterans’ benefits or medical care and will save almost $100 million annually.
Trump’s federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care

VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It’s unclear if that can continue under Trump’s hiring halt.