The moves come after a White House executive order mandating an end to federal equity and inclusion efforts.
About two-thirds of Veterans Affairs jobs will be excluded from a White House order blocking new hiring.
VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It's unclear if that can continue under Trump's hiring halt.
Nominee Doug Collins said he wants to expand VA's community care program while still strengthening the existing department health care system.
