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Staffing reductions in the Department of Veterans Affairs have prompted concerns that veterans' benefits may be cut.
Employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs say President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders and policy changes have already chipped away at staff morale, and now they fear the impact will be felt by the country’s 9 million veterans for whom the VA provides lifelong care and benefits.
The Department of Veterans affairs dismissed more than 1,000 employees in order to shrink the size of the federal workforce and save money for resources for healthcare.
While the department insists it will not impact health care, benefits or services, North Texas veterans’ advocates say cuts to the agency can become a slippery slope.
Doug Collins, the new secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs, temporarily assumed open leadership posts at two federal watchdog agencies after President Donald Trump fired their leaders in a move criticized by some Democratic lawmakers.
Erie VAMC officials identified the employees as probationary staff, which means most of them had been working for less than one year.
The layoffs, announced by the Department of Veterans Affairs, could affect VA clinics in the Tampa Bay area that have faced staffing shortages.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the dismissal of more than 1,400 probationary employees in non-mission critical positions. The VA said the move will save "more than $83 million per year,