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Tracking changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Trump administration

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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Veteran’s Benefits Administration employees are being told they are not allowed to talk to government lawyers without approval of a political appointee.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Veteran’s Benefits Administration employees are being told they are not allowed to talk to government lawyers without approval of a political appointee.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
VA to phase out life saving treatment for Trans veterans
news.va.gov
VA to phase out treatment for gender dysphoria - VA News
Any and all savings VA achieves by stopping specific medical treatments for gender dysphoria will be redirected to help severely injured VA beneficiaries – such as paralyzed Veterans and amputees – re...
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
VA to phase out life saving treatment for Trans veterans
news.va.gov
VA to phase out treatment for gender dysphoria - VA News
Any and all savings VA achieves by stopping specific medical treatments for gender dysphoria will be redirected to help severely injured VA beneficiaries – such as paralyzed Veterans and amputees – re...
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Trump administration breaking the contract with veterans to give them legally required healthcare
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Lisa No Thank You @ohseafarer.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Thinking a lot about the Bonus Army this year. Veterans now are losing far more to these cuts than the vets at that time stood to lose by occupying DC. The VA obvs, but their shared histories are being erased too. As cuts ripple out into the rest of the economy their paths out of service dry up too
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
pogo.org
VA Chief May Head Watchdog Office Probing His Own Department
Over a quarter of the Office of Special Counsel’s cases — many involving whistleblowers —come from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
imo the left really needs to put a lot more effort into organizing veterans, especially now. they aren’t a political monolith, and a lot of them are getting screwed over right now.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
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How the Navy is removing transgender sailors from the service - Fox News
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
How the Navy is removing transgender sailors from the service
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Any Anabaptists, Mennonites, Quakers, or conscientious objector people or orgs able to contact me?
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
A Federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of laid off VA employees, many of whom are veterans.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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Trump's policies are destabilizing mental health care for veterans, sources say
The Department of Veterans Affairs is one of the largest providers of mental health care in the U.S. Its integrated care model means patients are already feeling the cuts and changes that are underway...
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
npr.org
Trump's policies are destabilizing mental health care for veterans, sources say
The Department of Veterans Affairs is one of the largest providers of mental health care in the U.S. Its integrated care model means patients are already feeling the cuts and changes that are underway...
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Major HIPAA violations under Trump return to office order at the VA
popular.info
Veterans Administration therapists forced to provide mental health counseling in open cubicles
As part of the Trump administration's frenzied push to end remote work arrangements for federal government workers, the Veterans Administration (VA) is forcing therapists to provide mental health coun...
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
What A Day: Veterans Unfairs
crooked.com
What A Day: Veterans Unfairs | Crooked Media
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
What A Day: Veterans Unfairs
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What A Day: Veterans Unfairs | Crooked Media
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
See you there
Flier with an American flag hanging on the left. 

We don’t take an oath to a king. -Gen Mark Miley

Veteran’s March
I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith an allegiance to the same. 

Project 2025 will decimate programs veterans rely on and has already eliminated programs veterans rely on (Veterans Crisis Line)

Friday March 14th 2025 at Noon in Washington DC and every state capital 

All are welcome to stand with us.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
🟥VA plans to lay off as many as 83,000 employees this year 🟥
govexec.com
VA plans to lay off as many as 83,000 employees this year
A leaked memo released Tuesday called for VA to slash its workforce to 2019 levels that were in place before millions of veterans became newly eligible for care.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
🟥VA plans to lay off as many as 83,000 employees this year 🟥
govexec.com
VA plans to lay off as many as 83,000 employees this year
A leaked memo released Tuesday called for VA to slash its workforce to 2019 levels that were in place before millions of veterans became newly eligible for care.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
See you there
Flier with an American flag hanging on the left. 

We don’t take an oath to a king. -Gen Mark Miley

Veteran’s March
I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith an allegiance to the same. 

Project 2025 will decimate programs veterans rely on and has already eliminated programs veterans rely on (Veterans Crisis Line)

Friday March 14th 2025 at Noon in Washington DC and every state capital 

All are welcome to stand with us.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🟥North Carolina Rep Grey Murphy says he “can’t guarantee” veterans’ benefits and care would be immune from cuts🟥
thehill.com
House Republican says he ‘can’t guarantee’ staff cuts won’t impact veterans
Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) on Monday defended the budgets and workforce cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs, as he said he “can’t guarantee” veterans’ benefits and care would be immune from c…
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
VA to terminate over 500 contracts
news.va.gov
VA to terminate 585 non-mission-critical or duplicative contracts - VA News
These contracts, which will be phased out over the next few days, represent less than one percent of the roughly 90,000 contracts VA currently has in place.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
HIT THE PAUSE BUTTON: VA SUSPENDS DOGE-RELATED CUTS AFTER CRITICISM
veteranlife.com
Hit the Pause Button: VA Suspends DOGE-Related Cuts After Criticism | VeteranLife
DOGE continues to look for cuts in the Department of Veterans Affairs; however, the VA is temporarily suspending these operations amid discrepancies.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
VA reverses course after putting some Veterans Crisis Line hires on hold
federalnewsnetwork.com
VA reverses course after putting some Veterans Crisis Line hires on hold
Many Veterans Crisis Line employees worked in the office pre-pandemic, but in most cases, they've been working remotely for years now.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
VA research funding has been illegally impounded by the Trump administration.
prospect.org
VA Research Funding Slashed
Though not as prominent as the NIH, VA researchers play a major role in advancing basic health science. Hundreds of projects have been cut.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Some people over at r/VeteransAffairs have put together a document that VA employees should read incase they are illegally terminated.
docs.google.com
Resources for Feds (current & recent)
If you have received a termination email, DO NOT OPEN THE EMAIL UNTIL YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED YOUR EMPLOYMENT RECORDS (eOPF and others referenced below); we have gotten multiple reports of people’s access...
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
It seems more VA contractors have been let go.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Protest Graffiti at Department of Veterans Affairs Jesse Brown Medical Center
Sign at the parking lot of the Jesse Brown Medical Center. Graffiti in pink read We Heart VA Workers Fuck Elon.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
1400 more VA employees fired
thehill.com
VA axes another 1,400 employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday fired another 1,400 employees amid outcry over a lack of transparency from the agency after 1,000 workers were axed earlier this month.  The VA sai…
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Veteran’s Crisis Line and military veteran laid off
Facebook post of a Veteran’s Crisis Line employee who is a veteran talking about their layoff.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
VA Dismisses over 1000 Employees
news.va.gov
VA dismisses more than 1,000 employees - VA News
The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
VA Secretary's Letter to Veterans
news.va.gov
Secretary Collins’ message to Veterans and VA employees - VA News
VA Secretary Doug Collins shares insight on his vision for the department.
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Rumors are flying that Musk and his DOGE dickheads have appeared at the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in DC. They are about to fuck 16 million veterans.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Doug Collins is confirmed as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
msn.com
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Viathan @vermilviathan.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
a trans veteran has taken their life atop a VA medical center parking garage while wrapped in a trans pride flag. make no mistake, the Trump administration directly led to their death
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
VA dismisses Directors of Centers for Women, Minority Veterans
military.com
VA Dismisses Directors of Centers for Women, Minority Veterans
A VA official said the work of the Centers for Women Veterans and Minority Veterans would continue at both of the offices.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
VA Inspector General has been fired. 30 day notice to congress was not filed by the Trump administration, which is illegal.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
White House budget office has officially rescinded the order authorizing a federal freeze on grants, according to document obtained by The Washington Post
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Update: A Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s EO on grant and loan freeze.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
With the pause on Federal appropriations the Constitution is a dead letter. The oaths of the President and every member of Congress that fails to impeach has been broken.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Federal aid freeze means all VA loan applications will be put on hold.
federalnewsnetwork.com
Legal battle looms as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants
Democrats are planning to fight President Donald Trump's efforts to pause federal grants and loans. The court battle will likely begin with a lawsuit from the New York attorney general. The funding fr...
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
news.yahoo.com
Trump taps Brown for a Dept. of Veterans Affairs position
Republican Sam Brown failed to oust Democrat Jacky Rosen from her U.S. Senate seat last year, but he is poised to secure a job in the federal government. Donald Trump last week announced that he is na...
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Acting VA Director Warns Efforts To Disguise DEI Programs Will Have ‘Adverse Consequences'
msn.com
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Trump revoked order allowing Trans people in the military
militarytimes.com
Trump revokes order allowing transgender troops to serve in military
Trump has not instituted a new ban on transgender troops serving, but the repeal of Biden’s policy clears the way for one, advocates said.
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Bonus Army @bonusarmy.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Some 300k VA jobs are exempt from the Federal government hiring freeze
militarytimes.com
More than 300k VA health jobs exempted from White House hiring freeze
About two-thirds of Veterans Affairs jobs will be excluded from a White House order blocking new hiring.
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US Congress Tracker @congresstracker.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
(1/2) HB220: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide coverage for infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, and for other purposes. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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