Latest "VA firings" stories

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit on a table before being administered at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 28, 2022. (Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte/Air Force)

Many VA workers remain unvaccinated against COVID-19, but few have been fired

Department officials say only a handful of employees have been dismissed for refusing the vaccine mandate.

By Leo Shane III

10 months ago

VA, union leaders spar over impact of new accountability law

Administration officials have repeatedly hailed the measure, but critics call it demoralizing and unfair to lower-level VA employees.

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago

VA reveals hundreds of additional firings following Trump’s State of the Union

Revised numbers from Veterans Affairs officials put department firings since last summer at more than 1,700 individuals.

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago

VA backs Trump’s State of the Union comments about accountability law's impact

Trump claimed about 1,500 VA employees have been fired since the new law was passed, but the actual figure is less than 900.

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago

VA firings spiked after Trump signed the new accountability law last year

Firings rose almost 80 percent in the second half of 2017. But critics warn more dismissals don’t necessarily mean better results for veterans.

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago

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