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2025-02-15 00:26:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 98BA5C957068B93187C2059207FE65A0B1AE9E23910F9228B9F689C0E2C26A1A
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https://www.federaltimes.com/management/leadership/2023/11/08/nearly-450000-staff-and-growing-just-how-large-will-va-get/ The VA has over 450k employees, so the dismissal of 1k is less than .2 of the total workforce. Also, medical personnel such as doctors and nurses are exempt from Trump's resignation program and not targeted for dismissal. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/va-says-more-than-130-occupations-are-ineligible-for-trumps-deferred-resignation-plan
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