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Houston Public MediaA former nurse at the veterans affairs medical center in Houston was arrested over allegations that she filed false records in a government database about a patient who died during her shift. <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/05/13/521153/former-houston-nurse-indicted-over-false-records-allegation-following-patient-death/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/05/13/521153/former-houston-nurse-indicted-over-false-records-allegation-following-patient-death/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalJustice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FalseRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FalseRecords</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonHospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HoustonHospitals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Veterans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a>

WYM ModProPublica sheds light on alarming budget cuts affecting the Department of Veterans Affairs. Representative Chris Deluzio highlights critical staff shortages at VA hospitals, jeopardizing veterans' access to essential healthcare, including cancer treatment. Lawmakers are demanding transparency from VA leadership while grappling with the consequences of these cuts, which jeopardize life-saving procedures. Key calls for accountability resonate strongly; discover the full story [here](<a href="https://www.alternet.org/trump-admin-veterans/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.alternet.org/trump-admin-veterans/</a>). <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/ProPublica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProPublica</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Healthcare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/BudgetCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BudgetCuts</a>

BakersRelay<a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheGremlinZoo</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VA</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Veterans</a>From NBC News.com: Veterans Affairs secretary defends mass layoffs in testy exchange with Congress<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/veterans-affairs-secretary-defends-mass-layoffs-testy-exchange-congres-rcna205178" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/veterans-affairs-secretary-defends-mass-layoffs-testy-exchange-congres-rcna205178</a>

Rasta<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> votes on Monday, 28 April, 2025<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/REMINDER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#REMINDER</a> This is what you are voting on:VOTE FOR THE <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BANKER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BANKER</a>, NOT THE WANKER. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CdnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CdnPoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VOTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOTE</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ABC</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Elxn45</a> <a 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Bytes EuropeClinical AI tool scores highest yet on the United States Medical Licensing Exam <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/947291/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/947291/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Doctor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Doctor</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medicine</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Research</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a>

PrivacyDigestThe <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACLU</a> Is Suing the Government to Get Access to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> Records The ACLU claims the Department of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> and the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialSecurity</a> Administration have violated the Freedom of Information Act. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/foia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foia</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ssa</a> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/aclu-lawsuit-government-doge-access-sensitive-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/aclu-lawsuit-government-doge-access-sensitive-data/</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Inside <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a>’s <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> Push at the Department of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> A DOGE operative at the Department of Veterans Affairs appears to be trying to use an AI tool to write code for the agency’s systems, among other proposals. DOGE operatives have no work experience remotely close to VA in terms of scale or complexity. VA administers all government benefits afforded to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veterans</a> and families for roughly 10 million people: education, loans, disability payments, and health care. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-department-of-veterans-affairs-ai/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/doge-department-of-veterans-affairs-ai/</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> also announced drastic cuts at depts that provide critical <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialServices</a> including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VA</a>], which administers <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veterans</a>, & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialSecurity</a> Administration, which sends out checks to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retired</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/widowed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#widowed</a> Americans [money Americans put into the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SSA</a> out of their own paychecks].<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OPM</a> …has laid off >200 of its own employees & allowed >400 to *opt in* to *voluntary* exit programs since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> took office…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kleptocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuseOfPower</a>

Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️Looks like Jonathan Swan is now working for NYT and they got someone to spill about the MIT controllers meeting. Here should be access to the article because I subscribe. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteHouse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MITcontrollers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MITcontrollers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Transportation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MarcoRubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarcoRubio</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/StateDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StateDepartment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/politics/trump-musk-doge-power.html?unlocked_article_code=1.204.8uOg.8nttS7lUaZkY&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/politics/trump-musk-doge-power.html?unlocked_article_code=1.204.8uOg.8nttS7lUaZkY&smid=url-share</a>

CultureStormReport to your duty station. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Veterans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VeteransBenefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransBenefits</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VeteransAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAdministration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Resist</a>

Steve Jurrens - News DirectorVSO Todd Rose Discusses Proposed VA Staff Reductions and Local Impacts <a href="https://www.mykxlg.com/news/local/vso-todd-rose-discusses-proposed-va-staff-reductions-and-local-impacts/article_0ea62d4e-facf-11ef-afaa-bbc9c1a2393f.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mykxlg.com/news/local/vso-todd-rose-discusses-proposed-va-staff-reductions-and-local-impacts/article_0ea62d4e-facf-11ef-afaa-bbc9c1a2393f.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KXLGNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KXLGNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KXLGRadio991" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KXLGRadio991</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiveandLocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LiveandLocal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocalNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LocalNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Veterans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthDakota</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>

John RefiorSo much for supporting our troops."WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care and other services for millions of veterans, according to an internal memo obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press." <a href="https://apnews.com/article/veterans-affairs-cuts-doge-musk-trump-f587a6bc3db6a460e9c357592e165712" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/veterans-affairs-cuts-doge-musk-trump-f587a6bc3db6a460e9c357592e165712</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TheVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheVA</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a>

TouaregtweetDonald Trump Plans To Fire 80,000 Veterans Affairs Employees'The new memo obtained by the Associated Press shows the next steps for the agency.'[...]Now that the internal memo has become public it is unclear whether or not the Trump Administration will actually move forward with this objective given the likely public pushback that the Administration will receive." <a href="https://meidasnews.com/news/donald-trump-plans-to-fire-80000-veterans-affairs-employees" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://meidasnews.com/news/donald-trump-plans-to-fire-80000-veterans-affairs-employees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a>

Mikey ⚡️✨❤️‍🩹Social Security comes next, a system we as Americans have paid into for the better part of our lives. As someone who is disabled, it's easy to recognize that this so obviously represents a complete collapse of base support for people like me, the elderly, and those who cannot support themselves without extreme struggle. We're witnessing conservative/domestic terrorism as we speak, a war on every single human being residing in the country that doesn't subscribe to hateful rhetoric towards those who are struggling. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/politics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fucktrump?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fucktrump</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fuckvance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fuckvance</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fuckconservatives?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fuckconservatives</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tyranny?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/latestagecapitalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#latestagecapitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/democracy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/conservativeterrorism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservativeterrorism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/domesticterrorism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#domesticterrorism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/disabled?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/elderly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elderly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/marginalized?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marginalized</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nationalparks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationalparks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/veteransaffairs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veteransaffairs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/VA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natparks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#natparks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/socialsecurity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialsecurity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SSA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SSA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SSI?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SSI</a>

Mikey ⚡️✨❤️‍🩹Social Security comes next, a system we as Americans have paid into for the better part of our lives. As someone who is disabled, it’s easy to recognize that this so obviously represents a complete collapse of base support for people like me, the elderly, and those who cannot support themselves without extreme struggle. We’re witnessing conservative/domestic terrorism as we speak, a war on every single human being residing in the country that doesn’t subscribe to hateful rhetoric towards those who are struggling. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/politics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fucktrump?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fucktrump</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fuckvance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fuckvance</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fuckconservatives?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fuckconservatives</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tyranny?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/latestagecapitalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#latestagecapitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/democracy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/conservativeterrorism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservativeterrorism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/domesticterrorism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#domesticterrorism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/disabled?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/elderly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elderly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/marginalized?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marginalized</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nationalparks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationalparks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/veteransaffairs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veteransaffairs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/VA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natparks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#natparks</a>

Steele Fortress🚨 Breaking: Veterans Affairs loses a key cybersecurity project lead amid DOGE layoffs, part of the 21 USDS staff departures this week. This raises concerns about continuity in critical cybersecurity initiatives. With the ongoing landscape of vulnerabilities, how can agencies ensure robust security despite staffing challenges? Let's discuss strategies for maintaining resilience in the face of workforce changes. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDS</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a>Read more: <a href="https://short.steelefortress.com/0sn2h4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://short.steelefortress.com/0sn2h4</a>

clawfulneutralVA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical careThe Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans’ health services.The pause affects hundreds of <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/va" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VA</a> contracts that Secretary Doug Collins a day earlier described as simply consulting deals, whose cancellation would save $2 billion.“No more paying consultants to do things like make Power Point slides and write meeting minutes!” Collins posted to X Tuesday.One contract that was on the chopping block supports assessing veterans’ disability ratings. An inaccurate rating can have a long-term impact on their access to care and financial support.Contracts to calibrate radiation detection equipment, to support cancer care and <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/veterans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veterans</a> cemetery management, among others were also targeted.AP / <a href="https://archive.fo/WMMN8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://archive.fo/WMMN8</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/veteransaffairs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/uspol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

NonilexThe cancellations mark the admin’s latest effort, led by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a>, to streamline a federal bureaucracy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> has cast as bloated, corrupt & lazy — a campaign that has left no part of the 2.3M civilian workforce untouched, not even the department tasked w/supporting the nation’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veterans</a> & their families. On Monday, following a first round of layoffs affecting 1k workers, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VA</a> announced another 1,400 dismissals of “non-mission critical positions.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#military</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Nonilex“Make no mistake,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut), the ranking <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrat</a> on the Senate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> Cmte, said in a statement Tues responding to Collins’s announcement. “This is just another reckless cost-cutting decision that will harm <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veterans</a> & tax payers for years to come.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#military</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VA</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#idiocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disrespect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disrespect</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> Secy Douglas A. Collins took to social media on Tues to tout sweeping <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cuts</a> to contracts that he said would save the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VA</a> nearly $2B w/o touching core services.  But the 875 contracts on the chopping block help cover <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medical</a> services, fund <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cancer</a> programs, recruit <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doctors</a> & provide burial services to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#veterans</a>, acc/to internal VA documents.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#military</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#idiocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disrespect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disrespect</a>

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