Memo leaks say veterans’ affairs have more than 76,000 leave
The Department of Veterans Affairs was informed that large -scale holidays are coming in a leak memo.
WASHINGTON-Veterans Affairs threw a 90-day lifeline for temporary researchers, with medical education drowned in uncertainty due to the Trump administration’s clean-up.
With President Donald Trump’s widespread freezing, it is a danger that he will eliminate hundreds of studies and clinical trials that run through temporary VA appointments.
But this week, the VA quietly pulled back, extending some research terms that were over 90 days in the next three months, VA confirmed the USA Today on Wednesday.
Scientists say that the fate of important financing studies and trials through the VA’s development and research office is still hanging in the air.
“You will never know that we are going to be the target of a new wild news that you know, can only be completely destructive,” a VA temporary appointment researcher told USA Today. He asked to remain anonymous to protect his study, which includes the use of OPIs in veterans.
He said that the loss of a member of his team, who was left in the wave of cancellation of the VA.
VA did not publicly announce an extension of 90 days. When a temporary recovery, researchers said it didn’t respond yet – what happens at the end of the extension? And do the personnel already allow the agency to go well?
VA did not answer these questions.
“This expansion will ensure the continuation of VA research efforts, while the department will take a comprehensive review of the ongoing research measures to assess their effects on experienced health care,” spokesman Peter Kasprokes said in a statement.
The researcher of OPID said it was unclear what a new expansion for their study means. In this research, a member of the team had already lost Trump’s leave. And since their own appointment expires in more than 90 days, and it is not covered by the extension of the VA, “there is no clear solution for me.”
The dismissal of administrative workers who have probably appeared unnecessary for medical research and care, the Trump administration removed the team members who were responsible for examining the study articles and following the patient. VA researchers and experts said that the firing of Trump’s auxiliary auxiliary Elon Musk had interrupted studies, which aimed to follow patients over time.
VA intends to terminate 76,000 jobs
During a massive deduction in the Trump administration’s federal agencies, VA has already kept 2,400 employees.
And it’s not over. According to a memo circulating between the heads of the agency and earlier, the USA was reported by the Today, the VA plans to leave at least 76,000 more workers, who Legislator and advocate The fear can destroy Already short staffed Agency
VA exempt 300,000 positions from the serving frozen, including directly careful, and Have said “Mission Critical” positions and contracts were not abolished.
But chaos has already affected VA’s dual research appointments, which is a key system for medical research, which has given rise to fear not only for veterans but also in serious scientists.
According to the Elizabeth Stutt of the National Association of Veterans Research and Education Foundation, for decades, VA has tapped doctors, professors and researchers from external organizations to operate temporary studies and clinical trials through dual appointments, which has a limited access to VA.
Congress Last year, $ 984 million was nominated for more than 7,270 active VA research projects. More than 3,680 principal investigators are working on 102 research sites on programs. Many of these scientists are on the appointments “without compensation”, that is, the VA has access to their work without paying – though they are still technically a federal employee.
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He was even caught in renting staff, which included federal appointments. It is not yet clear whether the VA extension will restore researchers or interfere with the study.
Nurif’s chief executive officer, Rashi Romanov, said the “destiny” of the researchers who had already been left is uncertain. “In the VA research community, there is a lot of concern over the ability to maintain the research measures of veterans,” he said.
‘No to pick up a slack’
During its century long history, the VA research funding has developed a long line of scientific achievements from the cardiac pacemaker to the catcan. VA researchers are behind the key Medical Studies And technologies Its effect Broader publicArtificial artificial, including PTSD and cancer.
“Why ALS requires research for ALS, ALS Association’s senior vice president, Kuldp Dave,” said Kuldp Dave. 1.5 times more likely to contract More than the general population. Why is unknown
“There can be a small population to study experienced studies, but what we find can affect all patients,” he said.
More than 60 % of VA researchers are also physicians. Dave said that he gives his patients the unique ability to apply what they learn in the lab.
“This is the only organization whose full focus is to research the needs of veterans,” he said.
“It’s not like, ‘oh, if you cut VA personnel, the slack will be picked up by someone else.” There is no slack to lift. “
