Department of Veterans Affairs chief of staff Christopher Syrek sent out a memo outlining plans to cut 80,000 employees by the summer.
Syrek said the VA will work with the Department of Government Efficiency to “move out aggressively, while taking a pragmatic and disciplined approach” in meeting the Trump administration’s goals of downsizing the federal government.
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