A day after the VA celebrated about $2B in savings on canceled contracts, it began reversing some that may have affected medical care, according to agency records.

Workforce job cuts by President Donald Trump and advisor Elon Musk concerns York VA Medical Center patient and National Park Service visitor in Murfreesboro.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in contract cuts after an uproar that critical veterans health services were harmed, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday.

There were recent concerns that benefits for veterans could be impacted by lower staffing levels after VA confirmed more than 1,000 staff members were fired.

Records show the 875 contracts at issue included support for medical and burial services, cancer programs, and efforts to recruit doctors for critical vacancies.

Veteran crisis lines going remote yielded more opportunities to expand and offer more help. Return-to-office mandates complicate that mission, workers say.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell questions the impact of mass terminations on Ann Arbor and Detroit VA facilities, expressing concern over veteran care quality

The Veterans Affairs firings are part of an effort by President Donald Trump and mega-billionaire Elon Musk to radically shrink the federal workforce.

These shortcomings are unacceptable. Veterans have earned the right to world-class healthcare. The VA provides this through its SCI/D System of Care. If lawmakers don’t prioritize VA’s SCI/D System of Care, they risk leaving the most vulnerable veterans behind.

Virginians share the same rising fears about inflation and tariffs as the rest of the country, according to a new survey by Roanoke College that shows consumer sentiment plunging in January to its lowest level since the inflation rate peaked almost three years ago after the COVID-19 pandemic subsided.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will hold a ribbon cutting Friday afternoon for its new Fredericksburg Health Care Center.