The Department of Veterans Affairs is one of the federal agencies trimming its workforce in the new administration. The agency, which provides benefits to veterans across the country, employs more than 470,

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Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced Tuesday that his department saved nearly $2 billion by ending contracts he deemed no longer necessary. The announcement came as roughly 1,000 employee

Massive cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs that would have had devastating effects for veterans were paused late Wednesday. Lawmakers and veterans’ organizations protested over concerns that the cuts would have hurt critical veterans’ health services.

Get the Washington Monthly newsletter in your inbox twice weekly for free, plus a roundup of our best policy analysis every Saturday Former Representative Doug Collins offers a reassuring vision for the department helping nine million veterans each year.

Patty Murray from Washington said that these layoffs included researchers who were working on cancer treatment, opioid addiction, prosthetics and burn pit exposure. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Wednesday she is seeking answers about how the layoffs may have affected efforts to prevent suicide through the confidential Veterans Crisis Line.

Changes are coming fast and furious at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Since these impact many of us, we need to pay attention to what’s going on — and who’s now in charge. The VA has a new secretary,

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC)—joined

Former Rep. Doug Collins offers a reassuring vision, but the VA’s needs and his support for privatization don’t augur well.

In his first public address to a veterans group, Doug Collins outlined plans to broaden VA benefits and cut back bureaucracy.

Get the Washington Monthly newsletter in your inbox twice weekly for free, plus a roundup of our best policy analysis every Saturday Former Representative Doug Collins offers a reassuring vision for the department helping nine million veterans each year.

Doug Collins, the new secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, attends the Disabled American Veterans’ winter conference outside Washington, D.C.