Terrence Hayes

FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. A House committee unveiled a disputed plan July 21, 2017, to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to shift $2 billion from other programs to cover a sudden budget shortfall that could threaten medical care for thousands of patients in the coming weeks.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

House Republicans lead $3B VA supplement to fix year-end budget shortfall

VA officials told Congress about the $15 billion total budget shortfall in July. Lawmakers say it’s the largest funding gap in the department’s history.

Budget

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

Unions

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

Pay

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

Hiring/Retention

Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Denis McDonough

VA seeks to manage size of its health care workforce, keeps growing benefits staffing

Hiring/Retention

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VA to broaden coverage of infertility benefits for veterans

Defense

Army

Military members in same-sex marriages set for better coverage of infertility treatments

Defense

VHA grants 15% pay raise to HR personnel using Special Salary Rate

Pay

VA vows ‘full review’ of website after IT issues impact disability claims for nearly 57,000 veterans

IT Modernization

Federal arbitrator: VA didn’t bargain ‘in good faith’ with AFGE to update decade-old contract

Unions

VA bill granting full collective bargain rights to health care staff passes House

Veterans Affairs

AFGE files grievance over VA facilities limiting time off for employees to vote

The largest federal employee union is claiming several Veterans Affairs Department facilities unfairly limited or denied administrative leave to employees…

Unions