Department of Veterans Affairs layoffs total 2,400 positions in February
On February 14, the VA dismissed more than 1,000 employees and then dismissed 1,400 on February 24 as part of Trump’s plan.
On February 14, the VA dismissed more than 1,000 employees and then dismissed 1,400 on February 24 as part of Trump’s plan.
Last week the Sen. Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act unanimously passed the U.S. Senate.

Newsweek’s Best-in-State Hospitals 2025 list ranks UVA Health University Medical Center as Virginia’s No. 1 hospital.
Participants in the Greater Augusta Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised more than $60,000 to support the programs of the Alzheimer’s Association.
A member of 764, a network of creeps who seek to normalize the production, sharing, and possession of child pornography, was sentenced on Thursday to 30 years in prison.
A VCU hepatologist will partner with a patient-led nonprofit support and research organization to study a rare and chronic liver disease.
Seven grants were announced to fund new crisis receiving centers, crisis stabilization units and crisis therapeutic home in Virginia.
Parents face unprecedented levels of stress these days, so much so that the mental health challenges they experience constitute “a serious public health concern for our country.”
The U.S. House passed two bills introduced by Sen. Mark R. Warner to build on the important progress to prevent and treat Alzheimer’’s.
Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, delivers gift-filled shoeboxes to millions of children in need each year.
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