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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency.

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  1. New York Post

    Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs: internal memo (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency, according to an internal memo.

  2. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    80,000 VA employees could be cut, according to internal memo (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    The Trump administration is planning to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to an internal memo.

  3. WSVN Miami

    Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health

  4. Military Times

    Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 VA employees, memo says (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    An internal memo instructs top-level Veterans Affairs staff to prepare for an agency-wide reorganization in August.

  5. The Daily Caller

    Trump Admin Reportedly Cutting 80,000 Jobs From Veterans Affairs (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly slashing 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in an “aggressive” reorganization.

  6. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    VA plans to cut 80,000 jobs in Trump-led downsizing effort | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut more than 80,000 workers from the agency, which helps administer benefits for America’s military veterans, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.

  7. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency.

  8. CNN

    Trump admin plans to cut more than 70,000 jobs at Department of Veterans Affairs, memo says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Trump administration is planning to cut tens of thousands of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to an internal memo obtained by CNN.

  9. WHDH Boston

    Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care

  10. Bangor Daily News

    Trump plans to cut 80K Veterans Affairs workers, according to internal memo (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    More than 25 percent of the VA’s workforce are veterans themselves.

  11. New York Times

    Trump Administration Plans to Eliminate More Than 80,000 Veterans Affairs Employees (opens New York Times)

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    The job reductions would be a major escalation of the downsizing that has already occurred at the department, which provides health care and many other services to veterans.

  12. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Department of Veterans Affairs to lay off tens of thousands of workers by August (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to cut as many as 80,000 employees by August.

  13. Latin Times

    Trump Admin Planning to Fire Over 70,000 From Veterans Affairs, Internal Memo Reveals: Report (opens Latin Times)

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    The Trump administration is planning a major workforce reduction at the VA, potentially cutting more than 70,000 employees, according to an internal memo.

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Trump to cut 80,000 employees from VA, according to internal memo (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The memo instructs Veterans Affairs' top-level staff to prepare for an agency-wide reorganization. Over 25% of the VA's workforce consists of veterans.

  15. Hawaiitribune Herald

    US plans to fire 80,000 Veterans Affairs workers as part of Trump cuts, sparking backlash (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut more than 80,000 workers from the agency, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, drawing condemnation from military veteran groups and Democrats.

  16. ABC 7 Chicago

    Trump administration plans to fire over 70K employees at Department of Veterans Affairs, memo shows (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    President Donald Trump's administration is planning to fire over 70,000 employees at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a memo.

  17. Wall Street Journal

    Veterans Affairs Plans to Cut 70,000 Employees (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said the department would conduct a broad review of its organization and operations.

  18. Washington Examiner

    Trump administration to fire 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    In February, the department cut 1,400 probationary employees after dismissing 1,000 employees about 10 days earlier.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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