Congress members are not convinced the layoffs were warranted, with bipartisan lawmakers demanding clarity on the extent of the cuts and their impact on services.

Kelly blamed the Trump administration for making veterans' health care more difficult by indiscriminately dumping staffers.

A day after the VA celebrated about $2B in savings on canceled contracts, it began reversing some that may have affected medical care, according to agency records.

Secretary Doug Collins confirmed leaders are looking at trimming 80,000 workers to slim down the growing VA bureaucracy.

The Senate has confirmed Dan Driscoll to be the next Army secretary, voting 66-28 to put the former soldier and Iraq War veteran at the helm of the service.