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VA reviewing 4,000 positions at risk of pay downgrade

VA positions under review include a mix of white-collar General Schedule (GS) and blue-collar Wage Grade (WG) positions.

Pay

A person accesses the Department of Veterans Affairs' EHR system on a laptop.

Recent VA EHR rollout ‘most successful’ so far, but IG outlines recent problems

IT Modernization

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Most VA sites scheduling more medical appointments through ‘access sprints’

Hiring/Retention

McDonough says ‘tighter fiscal picture’ at VA requires careful planning to continue health care hiring

Hiring/Retention

VA launches historic health care expansion under accelerated PACT Act eligibility timeline

Veterans Affairs

VHA launches ‘access sprints’ to offer more medical appointments to veterans

Workforce

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VA launches ‘full hiring initiative’ for mental health care amid uptick in veteran suicides

Veterans Affairs

VHA surpassed its hiring goals. Now it’s training HR experts to keep workforce growing

Federal Report

VA’s historic hiring surge leads to all-time record for veteran care and benefits

Hiring/Retention

VHA more than doubles FY 2023 workforce growth target, ramps up HR hiring

Hiring/Retention

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VA makes data-sharing pledge for ‘seamless’ veteran health care across 13 health care systems

Veterans Affairs

VHA expects to ‘far surpass’ — and possibly double — its year-end hiring goal

The Veterans Health Administration is looking to exceed its year-end hiring goals, during a year in which the agency already broke records to grow its…

Hiring/Retention

VHA on track to hit hiring targets, sets sights on shortages in ‘critical’ occupations

VHA is on track to beat its hiring targets for this fiscal year, but it still faces shortages in critical occupations like nursing assistants.

Veterans Affairs

VHA commits on firm salary offers for prospective hires before accepting jobs

Hiring/Retention

The Veterans Health Administration, amid a significant expansion of its health care workforce, is taking steps to ensure prospective hires receive a firm salary offer before accepting a job offer.