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Construction has begun on a major trail expansion on Mill Mountain in Roanoke. This week, contractors began work to add four ...
ROANOKE, Va. – Construction of a new trail network on Mill Mountain is getting underway. The Roanoke Parks Foundation, along with Black Diamond Designs, has broken new ground on a project adding at ...
“We regret when anyone loses their job, and it’s extraordinarily difficult for department leaders to make those types of decisions,” said VA press secretary Pete Kasperowicz. “But the ...
Cortez was fired last month from his human resources job at the agency - one of about 2,400 employees who lost their jobs at Veterans' Affairs (VA) in the first wave of President Donald Trump's ...
In an interview with WTOP, U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins defended the federal cuts that could lead to 80,000 VA employees being laid off. Veterans make up more than 25% of the VA ...
The VA "enterprise mail management" contract was with Duty First Consulting, a company founded by service-disabled entrepreneurs that provides IT and business process consulting services to the ...
Now, both veterans have watched with alarm as the Trump administration has taken an ax to the VA, imperiling the agency’s status as a national powerhouse of scientific innovation. Sweeping ...
“I mean no disrespect to anyone, but VA should not be focused on helping veterans attempt to change their sex," VA Secretary Doug Collins said in a statement. "All eligible veterans ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images) ...
A tragic series of events unfolded on Dale Mabry Highway when a woman was struck and killed by no fewer than six different vehicles while attempting to cross the road. The incident, which took ...
In a statement, VA Secretary Doug Collins said that “VA should not be focused on helping veterans attempt to change their sex” and claimed most Americans and veterans would support the decision.
In an internal VA memo seen by NPR Friday, the VA says it's rescinding Directive 1341, which contains detailed guidance on the kinds of care transgender veterans can receive at VA facilities.