Agency says it is on pace to reduce its total staff by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of this fiscal year through retirements, attrition and deferred resignations after previously saying it would need to cull 83,

On Monday, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it is on track to eliminate roughly 30,000 workers by the end of fiscal 2025. Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins revealed this spring plans to cut roughly 15% of the VA’s staff or around 80,