GovExec: VA plans to lay off as many as 83,000 employees this year

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Eric Katz, Senior Correspondent, Government Executive, March 4, 2025

"A leaked memo released Tuesday called for VA to slash its workforce to 2019 levels that were in place before millions of veterans became newly eligible for care."

"The Veterans Affairs Department is planning to lay off tens of thousands of employees throughout its organization later this year, according to an internal memorandum distributed to top staff on Tuesday. . . . More than one-in-four VA employees are veterans."

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