The reorganization comes in advance of an expected announcement next week that Collins plans to also shrink the network of 18 regional offices that administer the nation’s #VA #hospitals & #medical centers, acc/to 4 people familiar… Staff at those regional offices help determine policies & manage staffing. Collins & others have been critical of the agency’s top-heavy administrative offices, arguing that staffing cuts there will free up more resources for #healthcare.

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