The workers sacked on Monday were all "bargaining-unit probationary employees" in "non-mission critical roles," according to the VA.
President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze is forcing terminations at the US Department of Veterans Affairs research office, jeopardizing projects that advance treatments for cancer, drug withdrawal and more.
Staffing reductions in the Department of Veterans Affairs have prompted concerns that veterans' benefits may be cut.
A presidential memorandum ordered federal departments to terminate remote work arrangements unless excused by medical conditions.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees now must return to in-person work to comply with President Trump’s Presidential Memorandum (PM), according to a news release form the U.S.
The dismissals targeted non-union employees who had served less than a year in competitive jobs or fewer than two years in specialty positions that aren't subject to worker protections.
With looming threats of federal job cuts, could the impact be felt here on the Department of Veterans Affairs and the services it provides?
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a mandatory return to in-person work for employees, following President Donald
Erie VAMC officials identified the employees as probationary staff, which means most of them had been working for less than one year.
More than 1,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are out of work, part of President Donald Trump’s initiative to cut costs.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the dismissal of more than 1,400 probationary employees in non-mission critical positions. The VA said the move will save "more than $83 million per year,
The nation’s leading veterans advocacy groups condemned the purge of workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs and called on President Donald Trump’s administration to reinstate an estimated 6,000 veterans fired across the federal government.