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Greg Wehner. January 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has placed nearly 60 employees on leave who focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ...
But Democratic lawmakers and VA healthcare workers say the cuts and their impact on morale will affect VA care. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said the firings endangered the health of veterans ...
In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he intended to nominate Collins to serve as the next United States secretary of veterans affairs. [41] He appeared before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on January 21, 2025. [42] The committee advanced his nomination in a 18–1 vote on January 23. [43]
The Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–527) changed the former Veterans' [29] Administration, an independent government agency established in 1930 into a Cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs. It was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 25, 1988, but came into effect under the term of his successor ...
The Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health is a sub-cabinet position in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.Formerly known as the Chief Medical Director of Veterans Health, the Undersecretary is the highest official directly responsible to the Secretary for the Veterans Health Administration, which is the largest agency within the department.
The Department of Veterans Affairs provides benefits, health care, and cemetery services to military veterans. It employs nearly 371,000 health care professionals and support staff at VA medical ...
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Veterans Affairs by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of July 1, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 8 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have a nominee, and 2 appointments have been made that do ...
The coffee chain says it has hired more than 40,000 veterans and military spouses since 2013, provided 80 hours of pay for employees when military service obligations take them away from work and ...