The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans' health services, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday.

A day after the VA celebrated about $2B in savings on canceled contracts, it began reversing some that may have affected medical care, according to agency records.

Workforce job cuts by President Donald Trump and advisor Elon Musk concerns York VA Medical Center patient and National Park Service visitor in Murfreesboro.

There were recent concerns that benefits for veterans could be impacted by lower staffing levels after VA confirmed more than 1,000 staff members were fired.

Records show the 875 contracts at issue included support for medical and burial services, cancer programs, and efforts to recruit doctors for critical vacancies.

Many Veterans Crisis Line employees worked in the office pre-pandemic, but in most cases, they've been working remotely for years now.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell questions the impact of mass terminations on Ann Arbor and Detroit VA facilities, expressing concern over veteran care quality

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins stressed there's no need to be worried about critical services for veterans being cut, after touring VA medical facilities in Kentucky on Friday.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will hold a ribbon cutting Friday afternoon for its new Fredericksburg Health Care Center.

Veteran crisis lines going remote yielded more opportunities to expand and offer more help. Return-to-office mandates complicate that mission, workers say.

These shortcomings are unacceptable. Veterans have earned the right to world-class healthcare. The VA provides this through its SCI/D System of Care. If lawmakers don’t prioritize VA’s SCI/D System of Care, they risk leaving the most vulnerable veterans behind.