{"id":7468,"date":"2025-04-29T16:32:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T16:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=7468"},"modified":"2025-04-29T16:32:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T16:32:36","slug":"va-marks-100-days-of-putting-veterans-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=7468","title":{"rendered":"VA\u00a0marks\u00a0100 days of putting Veterans first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tni-source-date\"><strong>Originally published:<\/strong> 2025-04-29T16:32:36+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON<\/strong> \u2014 Today marks 100 days of the second Trump Administration. \u00a0During this time,\u00a0VA has launched a host of major reforms to refocus the department on its core mission: providing the best possible care and services to Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Collins discussed\u00a0the historic progress\u00a0VA\u00a0has made\u00a0in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FSecVetAffairs%2Fstatus%2F1917227234189860872&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C6e96ef0fb6a94ebf8f1708dd8730ce30%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638815365864974305%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9fgNuZu0fAZhL%2ForG7c9PGuXrn9XUNkpMS2yRF5f364%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new video on X<\/a>\u00a0and in this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcjournal.com%2Ffirst-100-days-at-va-putting-veterans-first%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C6e96ef0fb6a94ebf8f1708dd8730ce30%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638815365864998654%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BVxsxd5erfUEe%2B%2FJlbNimODygC%2FDsRSU%2F%2FiOuIDIfkc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">op-ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Watch the video\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FSecVetAffairs%2Fstatus%2F1917227234189860872&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C6e96ef0fb6a94ebf8f1708dd8730ce30%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638815365865010929%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=araw8G8kCw2oM54htmt6sai5BEL4jk%2B89V53Prg2w5I%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Read the op-ed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcjournal.com%2Ffirst-100-days-at-va-putting-veterans-first%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C6e96ef0fb6a94ebf8f1708dd8730ce30%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638815365865022795%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=74SaLATm9XrhEyMlZdXl21aDfXAcsESLyxRM2bhaqq8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dcjournal.com\/first-100-days-at-va-putting-veterans-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secretary Collins said<\/a>,\u00a0\u201cOne hundred days into the second Trump administration, and VA is no longer content with poor results. Under President Trump\u2019s leadership, we have already stripped away many of the costly distractions that were coming between VA beneficiaries and the benefits they have earned. And we\u2019re looking to make even more historic reforms to better serve our Veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>VA\u2019s accomplishments during the first 100 days include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Providing Veterans the health care choices they were promised under the MISSION Act<\/li>\n<li>Opening\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FDeptVetAffairs%2Fstatus%2F1917235630263975995&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C6e96ef0fb6a94ebf8f1708dd8730ce30%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638815365865034126%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CBqDH0WGRTezpXmj9DPBWI11vQSNokHyV3zv7WmBFq8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">six new health care clinics<\/a>\u00a0around the nation<\/li>\n<li>Taking thousands of employees off of remote work and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.va.gov%2Fpress-room%2Fva-announces-return-to-in-person-work-policy%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C6e96ef0fb6a94ebf8f1708dd8730ce30%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638815365865045544%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wsPzkgr1Iyhnlqd1sJDMjUF6ccZR7ZFyto59CDXtLM8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bringing them back to the office<\/a>, where they can work as a team to better serve Veterans<\/li>\n<li>Phasing out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.va.gov%2Fpress-room%2Fva-to-phase-out-treatment-for-gender-dysphoria%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C6e96ef0fb6a94ebf8f1708dd8730ce30%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638815365865057471%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9PTWpXZ746NXt7yke1b0mUEv5R9nIsZdgNk6sPBM6ss%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">treatment for gender dysphoria<\/a>\u00a0and directing all savings to helping paralyzed Veterans and amputees<\/li>\n<li>Processing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.va.gov%2Fpress-room%2Fva-processes-one-million-disability-claims-faster-than-ever-before%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C6e96ef0fb6a94ebf8f1708dd8730ce30%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638815365865068792%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=g15pGu7xrPnP4ee%2BShrACCntNF%2Bs8PAepadGKwyqAhA%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">record numbers of disability claims<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Accelerating the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.va.gov%2Fpress-room%2Fva-names-nine-additional-facilities-that-will-deploy-federal-ehr-in-2026%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C6e96ef0fb6a94ebf8f1708dd8730ce30%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638815365865080201%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=denPF36lnKuvSAIu0V510cydV0DqTRN%2FJoVxPJmmKtI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deployment of VA\u2019s electronic health record system<\/a>\u00a0after the program was nearly dormant for almost two years under the Biden Administration<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.va.gov%2Fpress-room%2Fva-ends-dei-stops-millions-in-spending-on-dei%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C6e96ef0fb6a94ebf8f1708dd8730ce30%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638815365865091774%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5owen51W4A67IInFa%2F9avcss3sKYpBoAt9%2Fl4w0vNRk%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ended DEI at the department<\/a>, stopping more than $14 million in wasteful DEI spending<\/li>\n<li>Redirecting hundreds of millions of dollars from non-mission-critical efforts to health care, benefits and services that directly support VA beneficiaries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"tni-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/press-room\/va-marks-100-days-of-putting-veterans-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. Its Veterans is an independent publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Today marks 100 days of the second Trump Administration. \u00a0During this time,\u00a0VA has launched a host of major reforms to refocus the department on its core mission: providing the best possible care and services to Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors. Secretary Collins discussed\u00a0the historic progress\u00a0VA\u00a0has made\u00a0in a\u00a0new video on X\u00a0and in this\u00a0op-ed. 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