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Veterans Affairs Dept. drops plan to lay off thousands in August

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Department of Veterans Affairs reverses plans to lay off tens of thousands of personnel in August .

The VA says it's now on pace to reduce its staff by about 30,000 employees by the end of this fiscal year .

The department originally planned to reduce staff to 2019 levels, or just under 400,000 , according to a memo.

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