Hampton VA Medical Center
Hampton VA Medical Center
Good news: the Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that most of the anti-federal employee measures placed in the GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”—including pension hike provisions, union-dues fees, MSPB filing charges, at-will employment mandates, and official-time restrictions—violate budget rules and have…
The Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans—a group that advises the VA Secretary—is holding an open virtual meeting on August 13, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST via Microsoft Teams . 🗓️ Agenda Snapshot: 📢 Member Participation: 🧭 Why This Matters for…
Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D‑CT) and Angus King (I‑ME) have formally requested that the VA Inspector General launch a review into the mass cancellation of VA contracts—raising serious questions about the AI tool DOGE used to identify expendable agreements . Key…
A Guardian investigation has uncovered new rules at the Department of Veterans Affairs that explicitly remove protections against discrimination based on political affiliation and marital status—allowing doctors to refuse treatment to veterans they personally object to. The policy changes stem…
In a major legal victory for AFGE, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from eliminating collective bargaining rights at TSA, calling the move a retaliatory attack on the union’s First Amendment rights. The judge found Homeland Security Secretary…
A bombshell report from ProPublica reveals that the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) used a flawed AI tool—built in just one day—to identify and cancel contracts across the VA. The tool, written by a programmer with no government…
A new federal hiring plan quietly released by Trump’s Office of Personnel Management is being called out as illegal and dangerous—both by public administration experts and AFGE. At the center of the controversy is a new “merit hiring” rule that…
At the 54th International Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) Convention, AFGE President Everett Kelley and AFSCME President Lee Saunders emphasized that attacks on federal workers are part of a broader strategy to dismantle unions and concentrate power among the…
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), representing Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees, is contesting a March directive from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that eliminates collective bargaining rights for TSA workers. AFGE argues that this move is retaliatory, targeting…
A new report from The Guardian exposes the real-world fallout of Trump’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) reforms at the VA. Internal documents show: It’s exactly what frontline staff have been warning for months: cuts are happening fast, care…