VA bonuses, Veterans Homeless Grants
Budget

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

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

Denis McDonough
Veterans Affairs

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

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)
Veterans Affairs

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

VA bonuses, Veterans Homeless Grants
Pay

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

VA bonuses, Veterans Homeless Grants
Pay

VA reviewing 4,000 positions at risk of pay downgrade

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

Denis McDonough
Hiring/Retention

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

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Veterans Affairs

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

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Workforce

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

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Veterans Affairs

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

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Federal Report

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

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AP/Charles Dharapak
Hiring/Retention

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

VA, IT, data
AP/Charles Dharapak
Hiring/Retention

VHA more than doubles workforce growth target, prioritizes HR hiring

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Veterans Affairs

VA makes data-sharing pledge for 'seamless' veteran health care across 13 health care systems