Will VA contradict OPM and affirm the dignity of serving veterans?
The federal government has taken a stance against the dignity of serving veterans, which my employer, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), has thus far failed to contradict. Federal workers have recently been receiving emails from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), advertising the infamous "fork in the road" program. This program promises us the opportunity to receive pay through September in exchange for quitting our jobs. It is a means by which the Trump Administration (via Elon Musk's DOGE group) will terminate as many federal government jobs as possible, including VA jobs. OPM made clear its reason for these terminations in an answer to a " Frequently Asked Question " about "fork in the road," which was emailed to all federal government employees weeks ago. The question of whether employees who choose to quit can work other jobs through September (while getting paid by the government) was answered thusly: Absolutely! We encourage you t...