Veterans Benefits Administration

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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VA ends mandatory overtime for most employees processing benefits claims

Workforce

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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

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VBA steps up veteran outreach to complete 300,000 pending PACT Act benefits claims

Veterans Affairs

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

Pay

VBA looks to move away from mandatory overtime to reduce burnout

Workforce

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VA looks to cut 10,000 positions from health care workforce, but seeks bigger budget in 2025

Hiring/Retention

After a year, the VA is calling its new insurance program a success

Veterans Affairs

Government sometimes looks like a backlog backwater

Tom Temin Commentary

Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Denis McDonough

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

Hiring/Retention

What does the Veterans Affairs Department do when disaster strikes one of its record-storage facilities?

Veterans Affairs

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

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…

Hiring/Retention

You can’t improve services to veterans without the manpower to do it

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) needs talent in all sorts of areas. Needing to fill differing jobs requires differing recruitment practices.

Veterans Affairs

How the Veterans Benefits Administration is coping with PACT Act claims

Veterans Affairs

The PACT Act, which became law in 2022, aims to help veterans who were exposed to toxins. Since June 3, it has sparked more than 625,000 new claims.