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American Legion, Information Center, News, Linda F. Hersey, Stars and Stripes, March 6, 2025
The Department of Veterans Affairs will slash more than 80,000 jobs under a major restructuring plan that the agency intends to carry out by August to meet President Donald Trump’s executive order for downsizing the federal government, according to an internal VA memo.
The memo sent Tuesday by VA Chief of Staff Christopher Syrek directed agency leaders to work with the Department of Government Efficiency to reduce and reorganize the VA to “achieve efficiencies dictated” by Trump’s Feb. 13 order for decreasing the federal workforce. The memo became public after it was leaked to several media outlets.