VA Dem slams DOGE fans, compares job cuts to the Holocaust: ‘First they came for the Jews...’
VA state Del. Joshua Cole made a Holocaust reference while criticizing DOGE; paraphrasing Niemöller: "Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out, because I was not a Jew."
VA axes another 1,400 employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday fired another 1,400 employees amid outcry over a lack of transparency from the agency after 1,000 workers were axed earlier this month. The VA

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VA employees must return to in-person work per Trump’s directive
Thousands of VA employees return to office following Trump order to end remote work
Under threat of termination, VA workers return to the office
President Donald Trump has ordered federal workers to return to the office, and that’s exactly what happened at the Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday. “This is an exciting day,” VA Secretary Doug Collins said in a video posted on social media that included footage of him greeting employees.
Milwaukee VA employees grapple with confusion over Elon Musk directive
Milwaukee VA employees were first advised to comply with an Elon Musk directive to detail their work accomplishments, then were told it's not required.
Fired VA health workers reinstated, but new staff don't trust Trump and Musk
More than 1,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs were fired amid the Trump administration's broad layoffs last week.
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VA secretary emphasizes reforms, accountability for federal workforce
In his first public address to a veterans group, Doug Collins outlined plans to broaden VA benefits and cut back bureaucracy.
As the VA celebrates 100 years of medical research, the very people doing that job are being fired
Researchers focused on veteran health and medical care have been let go and thousands more might be on the chopping block.
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VA staff told to reply to Musk’s ‘What did you do last week’ email
More than 2 million federal workers received an email over the weekend threatening firing if they can't justify their work performance by Monday night.
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VA layoffs hit Rochester, leaving some local veterans concerned about services
As the Trump administration works to shrink the size of the federal workforce, some of the cuts to the Veterans Administration are hitting here at home.Nationwide, more than 1,000 employees were let go last week.
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Zablocki VA Medical Center employees scared, confused over Musk-backed email
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management sent out an email to federal employees around the country demanding they list their accomplishments
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Disabled veterans bring hopes and a long wish list to annual convention with new VA secretary
Doug Collins, the new secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, attends the Disabled American Veterans’ winter conference outside Washington, D.C.