Lawmakers press VA for details on DOGE access to vets recordsDemocrats want promises from department leaders that sensitive medical and financial information is being handled securely. By Leo Shane III6 months ago
Breaking down Trump’s executive order mandating multiple VA reformsThe president signed an executive order Friday calling for several sweeping changes in VA operations and construction goals. By Leo Shane III7 months ago
VA plans to cut hundreds of payroll jobs at regional medical sitesThe decision to cut about 300 medical center payroll jobs and move about 300 more are part of broader efforts to reduce the size of the VA workforce.By Leo Shane III8 months ago
Shipyards, military clinics exempted from Pentagon hiring freezeAdvocates praised defense leaders for excluding shipyard workers and other key readiness jobs from a department-wide hiring freeze.By Leo Shane III9 months ago
VA leaders announce end to all transgender-related care for vets Department leaders promised to continue to provide necessary care to transgender veterans even after the rule changes.By Leo Shane III9 months ago
A dental debacle: Why veterans struggle to navigate VA’s oral careA complex system is pushing more vets to search for private-sector solutions to health issues, all while hoping the VA will eventually pick up the bill.By Leo Shane III18 months ago