The veterans department announced on Thursday the speech of more than 1,000 employees following a recent call from the Trump administration to reduce the size of the federal workforce.
The VA indicates that this decision will allow the department more than $ 98 million per year, which allows them to spend these resources in health care, benefits and veterans services.
These efforts are part of the plan of the va to refocus in its main mission: to provide the best care and possible advantages to veterans, their families, the caregivers and the survivors, according to a statement from the VA.
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A metal plate on the facade of the building of the Veterans Department in Washington, DC (Images Robert Alexander / Getty)
“At VA, we focus on savings of money, so it can be better spent for the care for veterans. We thank these employees for their service in VA. It was a difficult decision, but ultimately, c ‘is the good call to better support veterans, families, families, caregivers and survivors of the department to serve, “said VAS secretary Doug Collins.
The VA says that they currently have more than 43,000 probationary employees of the department, although a large majority of these employees are exempt from staff actions due to posting critical positions.
Former representative Doug Collins, R-GA., The candidate of American president Donald Trump to the secretary to veterans, testifies before a confirmation audience of the Senate Veterans Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, the United States, the January 21, 2025. (Reuters / Evelyn Hockstein)
The decision concerning probation workers, who generally have less than a year of work, has come from the office of staff management.
Those who are exempt are also in roles which offer benefits and services to the beneficiaries of the VA or are covered by a collective agreement.
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“To be perfectly clear: these movements will not have a negative impact on health care is, the advantages or the beneficiaries. Said.
The head office of the United States Veterans Department is seen on Wednesday May 28, 2014 in Washington, DC (Matt McClain / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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The layoffs are in force immediately according to the VA and the employees have been informed.
Additional measures have been put in place to ensure that the services are not affected and that a representative assigned in each chain of command may request exemptions.
