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

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

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

Pay

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VA reviewing 4,000 positions at risk of pay downgrade

Pay

A person accesses the Department of Veterans Affairs' EHR system on a laptop.

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

IT Modernization

Most VA sites scheduling more medical appointments through ‘access sprints’

Hiring/Retention

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

Hiring/Retention

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

Veterans Affairs

VHA launches ‘access sprints’ to offer more medical appointments to veterans

Workforce

VA launches ‘full hiring initiative’ for mental health care amid uptick in veteran suicides

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to staff up on mental health professionals and launch new resources to address an uptick in veteran suicides.

Veterans Affairs

VHA surpassed its hiring goals. Now it’s training HR experts to keep workforce growing

To bring in the next generation of its HR workforce, VHA is taking new graduates through a year of specialized training, to become HR professionals in…

Federal Report

VA’s historic hiring surge leads to all-time record for veteran care and benefits

Hiring/Retention

The Department of Veterans Affairs says major hiring efforts across the department allowed it to set all-time records for providing health care and benefits to veterans.