Donald Trump, Veterans Affairs and Mass layoffs

US veterans' department plans mass layoffs as Trump's downsizing campaign spreads
The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin mass layoffs as early as June, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters, as President Donald Trump's campaign to sharply cut the federal government works its way through a highly politically sensitive agency.
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Mass layoffs at Veterans' Affairs will begin early as June, memo says
The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin mass layoffs at the politically sensitive agency as early as June, according to a memo.
U.S. veterans department to start mass layoffs in June
WASHINGTON >> The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin mass layoffs as early as June, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters, as President Donald Trump’s campaign to sharply cut the federal government works its way through a highly politically sensitive agency.
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