Government Executive2d
VA wants hiring freeze exemptions for 300,000 roles
The acting Veterans Affairs secretary said in a Jan. 21 memo that the requested exemptions cover positions critical to the ...
federalnewsnetwork.com3d
VA exempts 300,000 health care positions from governmentwide hiring freeze
The VA memo exempts roughly three-quarters of the Veterans Health Administration's roughly 400,000-employee workforce.
Military.com3d
VA Declares 300,000 Health Care Jobs Exempt from Ordered Freeze on Federal Hiring
VA officials said the exemptions to a Jan. 20 executive order are necessary to provide health care and services to veterans.
Hiring Freeze Creates Confusion and Concern at F.B.I.
President Trump’s directive is supposed to exempt national security and public safety positions, but the F.B.I. has put an ...
Government Executive5d
VA secretary nominee rejects privatization but wants more employee firings
The Veterans Affairs Department’s workforce will have a advocate in its next secretary, President Trump’s pick to lead the ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution3d
Former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins’ VA secretary nomination moves to Senate floor
The U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has voted to advance Doug Collins' nomination to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Richmond5d
Va. federal employees face Trump demands for return to office, loyalty to policies
Nearly 145,000 federal government workers in Virginia woke up to a new reality on Tuesday, the day after President Donald Trump issued federal orders demanding that they return to their offices and ...
VA nominee pledges to be advocate for nation's 18 million military vets, to 'do everything possible' to lower suicide numbers
Trump's nominee to be the next Veterans Affairs Secretary does not commit to seeking an exemption to the President's federal hiring freeze.