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VA reinstates job offers to health care hires, but some still in limbo amid hiring freeze
Some prospective VA hires are relieved to have their job offers reinstated amid a governmentwide hiring freeze. Others are wary about job stability.
Democrats urge Trump to revise hiring freeze, citing VA medical care
Virginia’s Democratic delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives is urging President Donald Trump to either revise or revoke his executive order implementing a hiring freeze for the federal workforce,
Trump’s federal hiring freeze sparks concerns about veterans’ care
President Trump’s new federal hiring freeze has congressional lawmakers and former service members worried that operations at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities will be hindered. The government-wide freeze,
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.
Budzinski Seeks Answers for Veterans About Trump Hiring Freeze
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined her colleagues on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC) in a letter
Lawmakers express 'deep concerns' over hiring freeze's impact on veterans' care
The six Democratic members of the Virginia House delegation have sent a letter to President Trump saying they have "deep concerns" that his federal hiring freeze "will do irreparable harm" to the VA's ability to hire and retain the support staff necessary to provide adequate patient care.
Trump’s hiring freeze sparks staffing worries at key military, VA hospitals
It means some open jobs at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital and military hospitals such as Wilford Hall and Brooke Army Medical Center will go unfilled.
Trump’s Hiring Freeze Is Screwing Over Veterans
The president is throwing the federal government, and the welfare of the men and women who fought for the nation, into chaos
VA Announces New Appointees and Hiring-Freeze Exemptions Under Trump Administration
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a series of Trump Administration political appointees, bringing experienced leadership to key roles while also clarifying exemptions to
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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 ...
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Trump’s federal hiring freeze could delay benefits, healthcare for America’s veterans
Senate lawmakers are demanding President Donald Trump exempt all positions at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from a ...
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Richmond VA hospital forced to take back job offers after federal hiring freeze, lawmakers raise alarm
State and federal lawmakers are calling on President Donald Trump to make changes to a recent order to freeze federal hiring ...
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How will federal employee buyout impact Vermont VA?
Employees at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction were among federal employees across the country this week to get ...
Unclear how federal hiring freeze affects Hampton VA Medical Center
More than 300,000 Department of Veterans Affairs health care jobs are exempt from the White House’s federal hiring freeze, ...
Hiring freeze, executive orders create uncertainty for federal workers in Maine
A federal hiring freeze and other executive orders issued by President Donald Trump have cast a pall of uncertainty and worry over many of the 11,000 U.S. government workers in Maine. In addition to a ...
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 ...
Trump hiring freeze prompts DOJ to pull job offers in AG's honors program: report
The U.S. Department of Justice's Attorney General's Honors Program is rescinding job offers to new lawyers from top law ...