The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions in contract cuts after an uproar that critical veterans health services were harmed, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday.

More than 1,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs were fired amid the Trump administration's broad layoffs last week.

More than 2 million federal workers received an email over the weekend threatening firing if they can't justify their work performance by Monday night.

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger butted heads with a GOP strategist after she defended DOGE head Elon Musk mass firings of federal workers regardless of how important their jobs are for American taxpayers.Reacting to Musk firing off a post on X on Saturday telling federal workers they need to respond to

The Veterans Affairs firings are part of an effort by President Donald Trump and mega-billionaire Elon Musk to radically shrink the federal workforce.

Veteran Richard Harris expresses concern about President Donald Trump's budget cuts to VA health care recommended by billionaire advisor Elon Musk.

After Elon Musk demanded that federal workers detail their work accomplishments via email, VA employees who contacted BI strongly opposed the effort.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, had some choice words for President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk about their efforts to tear down the civil service.

The union representing workers at the Togus Veterans Medical Center in Augusta say some employees have been fired by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

Protesters gathered in Sparta on Monday to voice their opinions on President Trump's federal funding cuts. The group expressed their frustration with cuts to the VA and Department of Education. They also voiced their concerns over billionaire Elon Musk's role in the government.

The pause affects hundreds of VA contracts, which Secretary Collins described a day earlier as nonessential consulting agreements.