""We will hire every need that we have in the department," Collins said before a panel of the Senate Appropriations Committee. "Our hospitals have the complete autonomy to hire where they need and what they need going forward.""
""They're [full-time equivalent] accounts that are assigned to each facility. Those FTE accounts are not in a position to keep anybody from being hired.""
Secretary Doug Collins stated that the Veterans Affairs Department has the autonomy to hire employees as needed, despite previous staffing caps. He emphasized that no facility faces constraints on hiring new personnel. Collins noted that the department's workforce had previously grown significantly, but the demand for healthcare had not kept pace. Although staffing baselines are in place, they do not hinder hiring efforts. Concerns about workforce reductions have been raised, but Collins maintains that the quality of VA care remains unaffected.
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