US EditionBreaking down Trump’s executive order mandating multiple VA reforms
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing multiple reforms for the Department of Veterans Affairs, including facility upgrades and personnel actions.
- The order responds to persistent issues such as long wait times, veteran homelessness despite record lows in 2024, and calls to enforce the 2017 Accountability Act amid criticisms of the Biden administration.
- It mandates an action plan by early November to expand the Manchester VA Medical Center in New Hampshire to full-service status and directs creation of a homeless veteran center on the 388-acre West Los Angeles campus by 2028.
- The order includes a 4% VA budget increase for fiscal 2026, aims to cut up to 80,000 VA workers, calls for stricter misconduct enforcement, and promotes reducing appointment wait times through expanded hours and community care options.
- These reforms intend to improve veteran services and housing, but details on funding and implementation remain sparse, with VA officials preparing to testify before Congress and coordinating HUD vouchers to aid homeless veterans.
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Breaking down Trump’s executive order mandating multiple VA reforms
The Department of Veterans Affairs would begin work on a pair of major new veterans services facilities on opposite ends of the country and ramp up efforts to fire poorly performing employees under a series of sweeping reforms directed by President Donald Trump late Friday. The executive order, signed by Trump in an Oval Office ceremony, would also mandate reduced wait times for veterans health care appointments through expanded hours at VA faci…
'Don’t know if anyone has died': Dems blast Trump admin's 'dangerous impacts' on veterans
Democratic House members on Thursday blasted the Trump administration’s moves to shrink the Department of Veterans Affairs and demanded more transparency from its leaders after a ProPublica investigation revealed widespread disruptions across the agency’s health care system.ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.“There are real-life danger…
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Washington ExaminerTrump executive order to turn LA into housing center for up to 6,000 homeless veterans
President Donald Trump issued an executive order over the weekend directing the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a center for thousands of homeless veterans on its West Los Angeles campus. The executive action ordered VA Secretary Doug Collins to…
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