Defending 80,000 layoffs, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said, “The federal government does not exist to employ people.” He’s badly missing the point.

As President Donald Trump's administration continues its sweeping overhaul of the federal government, the Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing lay off as many as 80,000 workers, according to an internal memo obtained by ABC News.

Stephen Watson served in the Marines for 22 years and receives care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for a traumatic brain injury. He supports President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk’s cost-cutting program — even if it affects the VA.

Stephen Watson served in the Marines for 22 years and receives care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for a traumatic brain injury. He supports President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk's cost-cutting program — even if it affects the VA.

Veterans who have been abruptly fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed by the Trump administration's dramatic downsizing of government. Nathan Hooven, who voted for Trump in November, lost his job last month as an inventory management specialist at the Salem VA Medical Center in Virginia.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will slash more than 80,000 jobs under a major restructuring plan that the agency intends to carry out by August to meet President Donald Trump’s executive order for downsizing the federal government,

President Donald Trump's administration announced that it would cut over 80,000 employees from the Department of Veterans Affairs. “At the end of the day, it’s about getting us back to work, focused on the mission and that mission is the Veteran,

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans Wednesday to cut roughly 80,000 jobs, more than 15% of its employees, the latest in President Donald Trump’s effort to slash the federal

Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins served as the designated survivor during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.

President Donald Trump's interference with the Veterans Health Administration is having real and dire consequences, despite the administration's claims to the contrary, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) told CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday.

A frustrated top official at the Department of Veterans Affairs took drastic measures while refusing to leave his post in February after being removed as part of President Donald Trump’s ongoing federal shakeup.