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Senators Seek Details After VA Says Crisis‑Line Termination Notices Were Rescinded
Summary
Committee members pressed the VA about termination notices sent to Veterans Crisis Line staff; the secretary said staff who answered calls had not been dismissed and that notices to other employees were rescinded and many reinstated, but senators said some affected supervisors remain unresolved.
Members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs questioned Secretary Collins about termination notices and reinstatements affecting Veterans Crisis Line staff and other VA employees.
What the VA told the committee: Secretary Collins said that while 24 Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) employees "erroneously received probationary termination notices," those notices were rescinded and "all terminated employees were reinstated," according to a written response the department…
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