### [2025-03-5](/feed/2025/03/5/index.md)

##### 2025 United States federal mass layoffs
# The United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) announces it will lay off over 80,000 jobs to comply with the Department of Government Efficiency and the Trump administration's plans. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/veterans-affairs-cuts-doge-musk-trump-f587a6bc3db6a460e9c357592e165712)

### Changes:

1. The United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) announces it will layoff over 80,000 jobs to comply with the Department of Government Efficiency and the Trump administration's plans. More than 25% of the VA's workforce are veterans.  _2025-03-05 19:24:05 (First version)_
1. The United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) announces it will lay off over 80,000 jobs to comply with the Department of Government Efficiency and the Trump administration's plans.  _(Current version)_

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