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Senate committee continues scrutiny of sexual harassment claims against VA DEI office

In today’s Federal Newscast: The Senate VA committee continues its pointed scrutiny of sexual harassment claims against the VA DEI office. The government’s…

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Veterans Homeless Grants

VA, AFGE support parts of bipartisan bill to refine how agency fires poor performers

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Veterans Homeless Grants

VA committee leaders demand ‘guardrails’ for bonuses as agency claws back payouts to career executives

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VA extends PACT Act deadline to Aug. 14 for backdated benefits after website issues

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Senate VA bill directs agency to rethink how it fires poor-performing employees

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VA EHR linked to veterans ‘fatally harmed,’ senators say, but agency still sees way forward for project

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VBA sees automation tools as ‘game-changer’ to keep up with record workload

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IT modernization

Senators seek to raise VA doctor pay caps to boost agency’s hiring efforts

The VA CAREERS Act would set higher base pay caps for VA physicians, podiatrists, optometrists and dentists as the Veterans Affairs Department looks to…

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IT modernization

VA embarks on year-end push to implement workforce elements of PACT Act

The Department of Veterans Affairs is embarking on a year-end push to implement all the workforce provisions of the recently passed PACT Act as the agency…

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IT modernization

VA looks to overhaul pay, ‘antiquated’ hiring processes in major veteran care bill

The Honoring Our PACT Act would expand disability compensation and health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service.

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