Van Hollen calls VA layoffs a ‘betrayal.’ VA says the cuts aren’t mission-critical.
As the Veterans Affairs gears up to cut 80,000 employees, the agency’s press secretary says government jobs should be ...
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VA health researchers get 90-day extension, but mass layoffs still loom
President Donald Trump's government-wide hiring freeze threatened to wipe out hundreds of studies and clinical trials that are run through temporary VA appointments – scientific partnerships ...
Politico27d
VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk
The pause affects hundreds of VA contracts that Secretary Doug Collins a day earlier described as simply consulting deals, whose cancellation would save $2 billion as the Trump administration ...
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Who is Dan Bongino? Trump announces podcaster as FBI deputy director
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Dan Bongino, a conservative talk show host, will be the next deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Bongino will join Kash Patel ...
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VA reverses course, halts contract cancellations after pressure from Congress
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Wednesday paused an effort to terminate hundreds of contracts after pressure from Democrat lawmakers, according to Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee ...
The New York Times29d
Right-Wing Commentator Named F.B.I. Deputy Director
The choice of Dan Bongino is a radical departure from the bureau’s history of having a veteran agent serve in the key role that oversees operations. By Adam Goldman and Devlin Barrett Reporting ...
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Heng Chee How on SAF’s overseas training
Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How said this in response to an MP’s questions in parliament on Monday (Mar 10). He added that safety is prioritised in all local and overseas ...
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VA axes another 1,400 employees
The VA said the individuals dismissed were “non-mission critical” probationary employees who have served less than two years, according to a department statement. The agency defined the non ...
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Newly sworn-in FBI Director Kash Patel welcomes Dan Bongino as deputy director: 'He’s a cops cop'
FBI Director Kash Patel, who was just sworn in on Friday, issued a post on Monday declaring that he is "proud to welcome Dan Bongino as the next Deputy Director of the FBI." "His leadership ...
ABC News27d
VA begins reversing contract cancellations that support medical care, facilities
"We were taking in millions of dollars in contracts to create things like PowerPoint slides and meeting minutes," VA Secretary Doug Collins said on Tuesday. "Millions of dollars in contracts for ...
NPR29d
What to know about Dan Bongino, the media personality tapped as FBI deputy director
The Trump administration's pick for FBI deputy director is Dan Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent-turned-conservative commentator whose fiery support of President Trump has earned him a ...