Trump Withdraws VA CIO Nominee Amid Plans to Shrink IT Workforce
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – Delays in federal hiring have paused multiple VA clinical trials and forced the firing of researchers, affecting about 90% of VA research staff, senators warned.
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Senators Call for VA to 'Rebuild' Research Efforts Amid Ongoing Hiring Delays
The letter from a trio of Democratic senators coincides with warnings from researchers and others familiar with the situation that there is still effectively a hiring freeze on VA researchers.
Trump withdraws VA CIO nominee amid plans to shrink IT workforce
President Donald Trump is withdrawing his pick to lead IT operations at the Department of Veterans Affairs. This comes as the VA is shrinking its tech workforce and redirecting a portion of its technology budget to cover its other costs. Trump picked Ryan Cote to serve as VA’s assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer. He submitted Cote’s nomination to the Senate VA Committee on June 30, but withdrew his na…
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