Veterans Affairs on Track to Cut 30,000 Staff by September, Drops Plan for Mass Layoff
People walk past the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters, a block from the White House, in Washington on March 6, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will shed 30,000 employees by the end of September through attrition, the agency said on Monday, reversing course from earlier plans to cut more than