Healthcare IT News July 8, 2025
While 17,000 federal workers have already lost their jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, “a department-wide RIF is off the table,” says Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins. “But that doesn’t mean we’re done improving VA.”
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday that it expects an additional 12,000 agency employees to depart by September 30 through normal attrition, early retirements, deferred resignations and a federal hiring freeze.
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While the VA was considering a reduction in force of 15%, the agency said it no longer needs to do that.
“Since March, we’ve been conducting a holistic review of the department centered on reducing bureaucracy and improving services to Veterans,” VA Secretary Doug Collins said in the...
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