The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Veterans Affairs

Government workers are ‘canary in coalmine’ for Trump bid to gut union rights, leaders warn

An independent watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affairs says VA hospitals have reported an increase in severe staffing shortages

Veterans across the United States will gather on June 6, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the slashing of staff and programs throughout the government. Veteran-led protests will be held at the National Mall, 16 state capitol buildings and over…

Morale has been ‘plummeting’ at the department as staff anxiously wait to hear more about the proposed job cuts

Parade will coincide with Trump's 79th birthday.

An elderly veteran protested the Trump administration's mass layoffs within the Department of Veterans Affairs by chaining himself to a signpost outside the White House in a now viral video.

The NOAA is reportedly planning to lay off over a thousand personnel after it already fired 1,300 workers, and the VA is looking to pursue its plan of laying off some 80,000 workers as early as June.

The Trump administration is planning a major workforce reduction at the VA, potentially cutting more than 70,000 employees, according to an internal memo.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired military members