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House VA committee lawmakers slam Sec. McDonough over VA request for emergency funding

The department is defending its request for emergency funding, saying it would’ve had to delay payments to 7 million veterans and survivors.

Workforce

VA reinstated 100 employees fired under widely challenged law, paid $134M to hundreds more

Hiring/Retention

VA to remain ‘very discerning’ on health care hiring, calls on Congress to address $12B shortfall in December

Hiring/Retention

VA plans to keep growing health care workforce, if Congress fixes $12B shortfall in FY 2025 budget

Veterans Affairs

VA hospitals outscore private sector in nationwide surveys

Pay

Exclusive House VA Committee leader demands ‘airtight case’ for VA IT employees getting pay boost

Veterans Affairs

VA chief says increased outreach, utilization drove massive budget shortfall

A patient receives a transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, Palo Alto, Calif. The device, which uses magnetic fields to stimulate the brain, is being used on military veterans suffering from depression. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
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VA still dealing with fallout from Change Healthcare ransomware attack

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Unions

VA touts its largest nursing workforce, but union says they're 'chronically understaffed'

Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, testifies before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
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Hiring/Retention

VA secretary admits ‘massive mistakes’ over improper executive bonuses, rejects calls for firings

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Veterans Affairs

VA touts engaged workforce as key to highest-ever veteran trust scores  

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Workforce

VA makes gains in engagement in Best Places to Work results

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Veterans Affairs

Sweeping VA bill seeks more pay flexibility for health care workers, stricter EHR requirements

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Pay

VA paid nearly $11M in bonuses to ineligible executives, watchdog finds

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Hiring/Retention

VA quit rates at ‘historic lows,’ thanks to special pay authorities

VA bonuses, Veterans Homeless Grants
Pay

Exclusive VA reviewing 4,000 positions at risk of pay downgrade

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IT Modernization

Recent VA EHR rollout ‘most successful’ so far, but IG outlines recent problems

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Hiring/Retention

Most VA sites scheduling more medical appointments through 'access sprints'

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Hiring/Retention

McDonough says 'tighter fiscal picture' at VA requires careful planning to continue health care hiring

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VA launches historic health care expansion under accelerated PACT Act eligibility timeline

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Hiring/Retention

VHA tells leaders to rescind job offers only as a ‘last resort’ to manage size of health care workforce

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Workforce

VA sexual harassment investigation recommends firing, recouping bonuses from supervisors

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Pay

Special salary rate gives VHA ‘more robust,’ longer-term tools to hire and keep HR staff

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