Concerns about workforce reductions, a hiring freeze and significant organization changes that resulted from presidential actions, such as executive orders and memorandums, were “system shocks” that disrupted healthcare operations at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care system in Reno, according to a Veterans Affairs independent oversight agency.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) physically inspected the Sierra Nevada VA in June 2025. The findings, published on Feb. 12., are based on a facility-wide questionnaire, veteran survey scores, and interviews with facility leaders and employees.
Respondents to the OIG questionnaire echoed similar concerns to those reported at the Southern Nevada VA about workforce reductions and hiring freezes as over 30,000 VA employees were let go last year as a result of the Trump administration’s agenda to gut VA staff…