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VA Announces 80,000 Job Cuts Amid Service Quality Concerns

3/8/2025

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is set to eliminate 80,000 jobs, roughly 15% of its workforce, in a controversial restructuring effort. VA Secretary Doug Collins assures that veterans' health care will remain unaffected, yet lawmakers and veterans' advocates voice deep concerns about the potential decline in service quality and care for those who have served.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is set to eliminate 80,000 jobs, roughly 15% of its workforce, in a controversial restructuring effort. VA Secretary Doug Collins assures that veterans' health care will remain unaffected, yet lawmakers and veterans' advocates voice deep concerns about the potential decline in service quality and care for those who have served.