Defending 80,000 layoffs, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said, “The federal government does not exist to employ people.” He’s badly missing the point.

Trump dismissed concerns about layoffs impacting veterans. Now, his administration is pursuing huge job reductions at Veterans Affairs.

The leaked Department of Veterans Affairs memo comes as President Donald Trump ordered a second, larger wave of federal layoffs.

Stephen Watson served in the Marines for 22 years and receives care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for a traumatic brain injury. He supports President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk’s cost-cutting program — even if it affects the VA.

Stephen Watson served in the Marines for 22 years and receives care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for a traumatic brain injury. He supports President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk's cost-cutting program — even if it affects the VA.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will slash more than 80,000 jobs under a major restructuring plan that the agency intends to carry out by August to meet President Donald Trump’s executive order for downsizing the federal government,

President Donald Trump's administration announced that it would cut over 80,000 employees from the Department of Veterans Affairs. “At the end of the day, it’s about getting us back to work, focused on the mission and that mission is the Veteran,

Veterans who have been abruptly fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed by the Trump administration's dramatic downsizing of government. Nathan Hooven, who voted for Trump in November, lost his job last month as an inventory management specialist at the Salem VA Medical Center in Virginia.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans Wednesday to cut roughly 80,000 jobs, more than 15% of its employees, the latest in President Donald Trump’s effort to slash the federal

Several veterans have lost their jobs as a result of President Donald Trump's push to downsize the federal government and there are questions about how it could impact VA services.