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Veterans Affairs Department plans to cut thousands more jobs as part of Trump's cost-cutting efforts

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A memo from VA 's chief of staff describes the agency's plans for a reduction-in-force, which is expected to take place in August .

The department's goal is to return its workforce to 2019 -levels of just under 400,000 employees, a cut of more than 70,000 .

The memo is part of the VA 's efforts to initiate a department-wide review of its organization.

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