On February 13, 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the immediate dismissal of over 1,000 employees, primarily ...
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.
President Donald Trump's administration has fired around 200,000 federal employees across at least seven agencies. Newsweek's ...
Andrew Lennox, who was terminated from the VA, noted the irony of the VA claiming it had fired some veterans to help veterans ...
The layoffs hit the Departments of Interior, Energy, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services.
Staffing reductions in the Department of Veterans Affairs have prompted concerns that veterans' benefits may be cut.
Since President Trump’s inauguration, Mr. Musk’s team has inserted itself into at least 19 agencies, according to a tally by The New York Times.