Veterans Health Care Benefits

Doug Collins confirmed to lead Veterans Affairs, aiming to cut red tape and provide care

Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, a defender of President Trump in his first term, won Senate confirmation to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.

U.S. News & World Report · 1h

Doug Collins Confirmed as Veterans Affairs Secretary as Trump Cabinet Takes Shape

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Doug Collins as secretary of veterans affairs, putting the former congressman and Iraq War veteran at the helm of a department that provides crucial care to America's veterans.

The Hill · 57m

Senate confirms Doug Collins as VA secretary

Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins (R) will lead the Department of Veterans Affairs after the Senate on Tuesday easily voted to confirm him as secretary. The chamber voted 77-23, with roughly half

Yahoo · 1h

Collins becomes first post-9/11 vet to be confirmed as VA secretary

The former Georgia congressman was easily confirmed to lead the nation's delivery of veterans benefits and health care.

Citrus County Chronicle Online7d

Veterans who manage health benefits online face sign-in changes

Local veterans looking to manage their benefits and health care online will no longer be able to use their usernames and ...

Stars and Stripes13d

‘The mission is veterans’: Nominee for VA secretary pledges to protect vets benefits from possible spending cuts

Doug Collins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, pledged to protect veterans ...

Military Times on MSN12d

More than 300k VA health jobs exempted from White House hiring freeze

Veterans Affairs officials issued guidance Thursday exempting more than 300,000 department health care posts from the White ...

federalnewsnetwork.com7d

VA reinstates job offers to health care hires, but some still in limbo amid hiring freeze

Some prospective VA hires are relieved to have their job offers reinstated amid a governmentwide hiring freeze. Others are ...

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VA secretary nominee promises expanded care options amid worries of ballooning costs

Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, on Tuesday hinted at an ...

Augusta Free Press5d

Trump’s federal hiring freeze could delay benefits, healthcare for America’s veterans

Senate lawmakers are demanding President Donald Trump exempt all positions at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from a ...

federalnewsnetwork.com11d

VA exempts 300,000 health care positions from governmentwide hiring freeze

The VA memo exempts roughly three-quarters of the Veterans Health Administration's roughly 400,000-employee workforce.

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Trump’s federal hiring freeze sparks concerns about veterans’ care

President Trump’s new federal hiring freeze has congressional lawmakers and former service members worried that operations at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities will be hindered. The ...

Stars and Stripes6d

VA blamed for creating barriers to veterans seeking private health care

A lack of consistent policies and protocols by the Department of Veterans Affairs for administering private-sector health ...

Air Force Times13d

Trump’s federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care

Benefits processors appear unaffected by the freeze ... ranking member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. “You ...

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