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‘DRP or no DRP, I’m done’: VA health care employees plan on leaving, with or without separation incentives • May 20, 2025, 2:41 AM ET (Federal News Network)
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Veterans Affairs asks employees to report 'anti-Christian bias' for investigation by new task force • Apr. 23, 2025, 1:29 PM ET (AP)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), executive division of the U.S. federal government responsible for programs and policies relating to veterans and their families. Established in 1989, it succeeded the Veterans Administration (formed in 1930). The VA administers benefits for medical care, educational assistance and vocational rehabilitation, pensions and life insurance, and payments for disability or death related to military service.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.