Veterans Health Administration

VA chief says increased outreach, utilization drove massive budget shortfall

Secretary Denis McDonough says Congress needs to act by mid-September to prevent a delay in benefit payments to veterans.

Veterans Affairs

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

Budget

VA looking at ‘smart home’ tech to keep aging, disabled vets living independently

All About Data

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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

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

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Veterans Affairs could improve how it assesses patients when they leave its hospitals

Veterans Affairs

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Federal Executive Forum

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

Veterans Health Administration wins big award for surgical safety program

Veterans Affairs

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

Hiring/Retention

The Seal of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) imposed over a document.

First Look

OMB looks to hire more evaluation experts across government in FY 2025 budget plan

OMB is also setting government job qualification standards for evaluation expert positions across the federal government.

Budget

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

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to keep hiring for its health care workforce this year, but at lower levels than last year.

Hiring/Retention

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

Hiring/Retention

The Veterans Health Administration, in recent memos, put a temporary pause on pulling back job offers, then told leadership and HR officials to only rescind job offers as an “action of last resort.”