VA, Doug Collins and Secretary of Veterans Affairs

VA Secretary Doug Collins says veterans shouldn't fear service cuts on visit to Kentucky
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins stressed there's no need to be worried about critical services for veterans being cut, after touring VA medical facilities in Kentucky on Friday.
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs visits VA clinic in Hazard
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Doug Collins, visited veterans and staff at the VA community outpatient clinic in Hazard on Friday. “When he (the president) first said ‘I want you to do the job’ I said ‘Mr. President what do you want?’ He said ‘I want you to take care of my veterans,’” Collins explained.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Collins: “We’re not cutting benefits.”
I interviewed the VA Secretary Doug Collins last night and it was pretty clear he had a message for the roughly 18 million living veterans in this country. “We're not cutting critical health care. We're not cutting health care benefits,
VA Secretary Doug Collins talks federal layoffs on visit to Kentucky
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins discusses federal layoffs after touring the Lexington VA Medical Center.
Kentucky business among hundreds losing veteran service contracts amid Trump cuts
A veteran-owned business based in Jeffersontown had all of its federal contracts with Veterans Affairs abruptly canceled, which it says will hurt oversight and services.
Tammy Baldwin urges VA secretary to protect Veteran Crisis Line jobs after 15 were fired
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Figures asks VA secretary for answers on DOGE cuts, potential VA issues
DOGE cuts at VA facilities could be affecting veterans' health care, and Alabama Rep. Shomari Figures wants answers.
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VA Suddenly Backtracks From DOGE Move to Strip Veterans’ Health Care
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VA claims $2B in savings from contract cuts — then reverses course
By Wednesday afternoon, however, VA leaders had paused those actions, saying they were going through the contracts ...
VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care
The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions in contract cuts after an uproar that critical veterans ...
An agency targeted by DOGE reportedly halts cuts after backlash
The abrupt pause on the Department of Veteran Affairs’ contract cancellations follows a pattern of reversals from DOGE as it makes sweeping cuts.
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VA secretary emphasizes reforms, accountability for federal workforce
In his first public address to a veterans group, Doug Collins outlined plans to broaden VA benefits and cut back bureaucracy.
VA axes another 1,400 employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday fired another 1,400 employees amid outcry over a lack of transparency from the ...