by Rikki Almanza | Mar 11, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with attorneys general from seven other states, has filed Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, requests seeking details on how many Veterans and their spouses were terminated as part of the Trump Administration’s recent...
by Rikki Almanza | Mar 10, 2025
The Department of Defense has flagged over 26,000 images for removal across all military branches as part of an effort to eliminate content related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, DEI. However, the final number could be much higher, with estimates suggesting as...
by Rikki Almanza | Mar 5, 2025
Editor’s note: VA Secretary Collins has since confirmed that the VA is cutting 72,000 jobs, not 80,000. The VA is preparing to cut over 80,000 jobs as part of a restructuring effort, according to an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press. VA Chief of...
by Rikki Almanza | Feb 20, 2025
On February 28, Legal Obstacles Veterans Encounter, L.O.V.E., a student-initiated legal services project, SLP, at Berkeley Law, will host a free VA Benefits and Discharge Upgrade Clinic. The event, supervised by Swords to Plowshares, a Veterans legal nonprofit, will...
by Rikki Almanza | Feb 19, 2025
Editor’s note: per a February 24 update from the VA, the total is now at over 2,400 probationary employees laid off. The VA has laid off more than 1,000 employees as part of a Trump initiative to reduce the federal workforce. Announced Thursday night, the...
by Rikki Almanza | Feb 13, 2025
In a recently released video message from his office at the VA Central Office, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins directly addresses concerns circulating about potential cuts to Veterans’ benefits.Collins began the video by calling out the media for...
