Department of Veterans Affairs

VA warns of historic $15B budget shortfall. House committee says more hiring ‘above all’ is driving up costs

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ financial experts tell lawmakers that the historic funding discrepancy is due to increased hiring and pharmaceutical…

Budget

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GOP lawmakers demand SBA postpone IT upgrades amid year-end contract spending surge

Contracting

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VA ends mandatory overtime for most employees processing benefits claims

Workforce

The federal workforce is growing, as House appropriators consider agency spending cuts

Workforce

VA looking at ‘smart home’ tech to keep aging, disabled vets living independently

All About Data

How VA’s flagship app got to 2M downloads in less than 3 years

IT Modernization

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

Unions

Democrats warn layoffs ahead as House GOP proposes agency spending cuts

Budget

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)

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

Hiring/Retention

VA looking at AI tools to reduce workforce burdens, anticipate veterans’ needs

Artificial Intelligence

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

Veterans Affairs

llinois Rep. Mike Bost argues legislation while on the House floor during session at the state Capitol in Springfield Ill.

Scrutiny intensifies regarding VA ‘bonus blunder’

House lawmakers are demanding answers from VA officials, after they approved nearly $11 million in bonuses to ineligible career senior executives.

Federal Newscast

VA to give veterans more ways to leave digital legacy when they’re gone

The Veterans Legacy Memorial allows surviving friends and family members to share memories of a veteran in their life who passed.

Veterans Affairs

FILE - This Monday, April 28, 2014 file photo shows the Phoenix VA Health Care Center. Weeks after receiving emergency aid in August 2017, the Department of Veterans Affairs is cautioning that the Veterans Choice private-sector health program backed by President Donald Trump could run low again on money sooner than expected, threatening to disrupt care for hundreds of thousands of veterans in two months. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

VA sees more patients, cuts wait times, despite higher workload

Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans is driving down wait times for veterans to receive health care — even as the VA sees record demand for its services.