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Tracking changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Trump administration
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Veteranās Benefits Administration employees are being told they are not allowed to talk to government lawyers without approval of a political appointee.
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Veteranās Benefits Administration employees are being told they are not allowed to talk to government lawyers without approval of a political appointee.
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VA to phase out life saving treatment for Trans veterans
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VA to phase out treatment for gender dysphoria - VA News
Any and all savings VA achieves by stopping specific medical treatments for gender dysphoria will be redirected to help severely injured VA beneficiaries ā such as paralyzed Veterans and amputees ā re...
https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-to-phase-out-treatment-for-gender-dysphoria/
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VA to phase out life saving treatment for Trans veterans
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VA to phase out treatment for gender dysphoria - VA News
Any and all savings VA achieves by stopping specific medical treatments for gender dysphoria will be redirected to help severely injured VA beneficiaries ā such as paralyzed Veterans and amputees ā re...
https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-to-phase-out-treatment-for-gender-dysphoria/
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Trump administration breaking the contract with veterans to give them legally required healthcare
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Lisa Screaminger
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Thinking a lot about the Bonus Army this year. Veterans now are losing far more to these cuts than the vets at that time stood to lose by occupying DC. The VA obvs, but their shared histories are being erased too. As cuts ripple out into the rest of the economy their paths out of service dry up too
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VA Chief May Head Watchdog Office Probing His Own Department
Over a quarter of the Office of Special Counselās cases ā many involving whistleblowers ācome from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
https://www.pogo.org/investigations/va-chief-may-head-watchdog-office-probing-his-own-department
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Kim Kelly
7 months ago
imo the left really needs to put a lot more effort into organizing veterans, especially now. they arenāt a political monolith, and a lot of them are getting screwed over right now.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
7 months ago
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.
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Any Anabaptists, Mennonites, Quakers, or conscientious objector people or orgs able to contact me?
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A Federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of laid off VA employees, many of whom are veterans.
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Trump's policies are destabilizing mental health care for veterans, sources say
The Department of Veterans Affairs is one of the largest providers of mental health care in the U.S. Its integrated care model means patients are already feeling the cuts and changes that are underway...
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5325239/veterans-affairs-va-trump-mental-health?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr
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Trump's policies are destabilizing mental health care for veterans, sources say
The Department of Veterans Affairs is one of the largest providers of mental health care in the U.S. Its integrated care model means patients are already feeling the cuts and changes that are underway...
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5325239/veterans-affairs-va-trump-mental-health?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr
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Major HIPAA violations under Trump return to office order at the VA
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Veterans Administration therapists forced to provide mental health counseling in open cubicles
As part of the Trump administration's frenzied push to end remote work arrangements for federal government workers, the Veterans Administration (VA) is forcing therapists to provide mental health coun...
https://popular.info/p/veterans-administration-therapists
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What A Day: Veterans Unfairs
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What A Day: Veterans Unfairs | Crooked Media
https://crooked.com/newsletters/what-a-day-veterans-unfairs/
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What A Day: Veterans Unfairs
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What A Day: Veterans Unfairs | Crooked Media
https://crooked.com/newsletters/what-a-day-veterans-unfairs/
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š„VA plans to lay off as many as 83,000 employees this year š„
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VA plans to lay off as many as 83,000 employees this year
A leaked memo released Tuesday called for VA to slash its workforce to 2019 levels that were in place before millions of veterans became newly eligible for care.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/03/va-plans-lay-many-83000-employees-year/403477/#:~:text=The
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š„VA plans to lay off as many as 83,000 employees this year š„
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VA plans to lay off as many as 83,000 employees this year
A leaked memo released Tuesday called for VA to slash its workforce to 2019 levels that were in place before millions of veterans became newly eligible for care.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/03/va-plans-lay-many-83000-employees-year/403477/#:~:text=The
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š„North Carolina Rep Grey Murphy says he ācanāt guaranteeā veteransā benefits and care would be immune from cutsš„
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House Republican says he ācanāt guaranteeā staff cuts wonāt impact veterans
Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) on Monday defended the budgets and workforce cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs, as he said he ācanāt guaranteeā veteransā benefits and care would be immune from cā¦
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5174332-house-republican-says-he-cant-guarantee-staff-cuts-wont-impact-veterans/amp/
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VA to terminate over 500 contracts
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VA to terminate 585 non-mission-critical or duplicative contracts - VA News
These contracts, which will be phased out over the next few days, represent less than one percent of the roughly 90,000 contracts VA currently has in place.
https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-to-terminate-585-non-mission-critical-or-duplicative-contracts/
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HIT THE PAUSE BUTTON: VA SUSPENDS DOGE-RELATED CUTS AFTER CRITICISM
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Hit the Pause Button: VA Suspends DOGE-Related Cuts After Criticism | VeteranLife
DOGE continues to look for cuts in the Department of Veterans Affairs; however, the VA is temporarily suspending these operations amid discrepancies.
https://veteranlife.com/veteran-benefits/doge-cuts-va-contracts
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VA reverses course after putting some Veterans Crisis Line hires on hold
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VA reverses course after putting some Veterans Crisis Line hires on hold
Many Veterans Crisis Line employees worked in the office pre-pandemic, but in most cases, they've been working remotely for years now.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2025/02/va-puts-some-veterans-crisis-line-hires-on-hold-as-it-considers-putting-remote-jobs-in-office/?readmore=1
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VA research funding has been illegally impounded by the Trump administration.
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VA Research Funding Slashed
Though not as prominent as the NIH, VA researchers play a major role in advancing basic health science. Hundreds of projects have been cut.
https://prospect.org/health/2025-02-25-va-research-funding-slashed/
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Some people over at r/VeteransAffairs have put together a document that VA employees should read incase they are illegally terminated.
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Resources for Feds (current & recent)
If you have received a termination email, DO NOT OPEN THE EMAIL UNTIL YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED YOUR EMPLOYMENT RECORDS (eOPF and others referenced below); we have gotten multiple reports of peopleās access...
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/14p6FJMp6qTJZpPKom32BLtm1ynp9xho5HmOP_Bpkl9k/mobilebasic?pli=1#heading=h.c0551m927f4j
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It seems more VA contractors have been let go.
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Protest Graffiti at Department of Veterans Affairs Jesse Brown Medical Center
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1400 more VA employees fired
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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 agency after 1,000 workers were axed earlier this month.Ā The VA saiā¦
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5162213-va-axes-another-1400-employees/
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Veteranās Crisis Line and military veteran laid off
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VA Dismisses over 1000 Employees
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VA dismisses more than 1,000 employees - VA News
The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees.
https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-dismisses-more-than-1000-employees/
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VA Secretary's Letter to Veterans
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Secretary Collinsā message to Veterans and VA employees - VA News
VA Secretary Doug Collins shares insight on his vision for the department.
https://news.va.gov/press-room/secretary-collins-message-to-veterans-and-va-employees/
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Fred Wellman
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Rumors are flying that Musk and his DOGE dickheads have appeared at the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in DC. They are about to fuck 16 million veterans.
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Doug Collins is confirmed as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/doug-collins-confirmed-as-veterans-affairs-secretary-as-trump-cabinet-takes-shape/ar-AA1ypaVw
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Viathan
9 months ago
a trans veteran has taken their life atop a VA medical center parking garage while wrapped in a trans pride flag. make no mistake, the Trump administration directly led to their death
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VA dismisses Directors of Centers for Women, Minority Veterans
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VA Dismisses Directors of Centers for Women, Minority Veterans
A VA official said the work of the Centers for Women Veterans and Minority Veterans would continue at both of the offices.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/01/30/va-dismisses-directors-of-centers-women-minority-veterans.html
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VA Inspector General has been fired. 30 day notice to congress was not filed by the Trump administration, which is illegal.
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White House budget office has officially rescinded the order authorizing a federal freeze on grants, according to document obtained by The Washington Post
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Update: A Federal judge temporarily blocks Trumpās EO on grant and loan freeze.
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With the pause on Federal appropriations the Constitution is a dead letter. The oaths of the President and every member of Congress that fails to impeach has been broken.
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Federal aid freeze means all VA loan applications will be put on hold.
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Legal battle looms as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants
Democrats are planning to fight President Donald Trump's efforts to pause federal grants and loans. The court battle will likely begin with a lawsuit from the New York attorney general. The funding fr...
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/financial-management/2025/01/trump-is-pausing-federal-loans-and-grants-as-his-administration-reviews-spending/
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Trump taps Brown for a Dept. of Veterans Affairs position
Republican Sam Brown failed to oust Democrat Jacky Rosen from her U.S. Senate seat last year, but he is poised to secure a job in the federal government. Donald Trump last week announced that he is na...
https://news.yahoo.com/news/trump-taps-brown-dept-veterans-142752691.html
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Acting VA Director Warns Efforts To Disguise DEI Programs Will Have āAdverse Consequences'
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/acting-va-director-warns-efforts-to-disguise-dei-programs-will-have-adverse-consequences/ar-AA1xQnnG
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Trump revoked order allowing Trans people in the military
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Trump revokes order allowing transgender troops to serve in military
Trump has not instituted a new ban on transgender troops serving, but the repeal of Bidenās policy clears the way for one, advocates said.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/01/21/trump-revokes-order-allowing-transgender-troops-to-serve-in-military/
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Some 300k VA jobs are exempt from the Federal government hiring freeze
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More than 300k VA health jobs exempted from White House hiring freeze
About two-thirds of Veterans Affairs jobs will be excluded from a White House order blocking new hiring.
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2025/01/23/more-than-300k-va-health-jobs-exempted-from-white-house-hiring-freeze/
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US Congress Tracker
9 months ago
(1/2) HB220: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide coverage for infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, and for other purposes. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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