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Mar 16, 2025 — 1. Eroding the federal workforce · 2. Gutting VA health care · 3. Destaffing the suicide hotline · 4. Losing research · 5. Looming
cuts to other programs.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut
83,000 jobs, slashing employment by over 17 percent at the federal agency that provides health care for millions of veterans, according to an internal memo
obtained by The Associated Press on March 5, 2025.
The department known as the
VA manages and directly provides comprehensive services for veterans. Those services include health care, short- and long-term housing options, life insurance, pensions, education stipends, and assistance in jails and courts. The VA also engages in pathbreaking public health research. One-quarter of the
VA’s 482,000 employees are veterans.