Department leaders shifted about $340 million in budget savings to outside health care accounts without lawmakers' OK.
The number of overdue disability claims rose to more than 400,000 cases after COVID-19 office closures and toxic exposure benefits expansion.
Recurring errors in VA benefits processing amounted to hundreds of millions in losses for U.S. taxpayers in fiscal 2024.
The president signed an executive order Friday calling for several sweeping changes in VA operations and construction goals.
