{"id":381177,"date":"2025-02-24T19:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T20:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=381177"},"modified":"2025-02-24T21:32:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T21:32:22","slug":"va-secretary-doug-collins-welcomes-employees-back-to-in-person-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=381177","title":{"rendered":"VA Secretary Doug Collins Welcomes Employees Back to In-Person Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins delivered an uplifting message today as VA employees nationwide returned to in-person work.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image hd-bcve-wrapper hd-bcve-wrapper-js is--youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\" data-id=\"rdZbRnNhKNw\">\n\t\t<button class=\"play-button\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/button><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A message from SecVA Doug Collins: Return to work\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rdZbRnNhKNw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This transition follows President Trump\u2019s January 20, 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/return-to-in-person-work\/\">presidential memorandum<\/a> directing federal agencies to phase out telework and resume office-based operations, reinforcing the importance of collaboration and efficiency in delivering services to Veterans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an exciting day, VA employees are coming back to work all across the nation,\u201d Secretary Collins said, \u201cand I think that\u2019s a great thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his video message, Secretary Collins emphasized the benefits of in-person work and the positive impact it will have on the VA\u2019s mission to serve Veterans with excellence.<\/p>\n<p>VA\u2019s phased approach ensures a smooth transition while taking individual circumstances into account.<\/p>\n<p>The department is committed to balancing adherence to the President\u2019s directive with necessary accommodations for employees currently on telework agreements. By July 2025, all VA personnel are expected to be working on-site, creating a dynamic and engaging work environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s about getting us back to work, focused on the mission and that mission is the Veteran,\u201d Collins said.<\/p>\n<p>VA remains committed to supporting its workforce through this transition while ensuring the highest level of service for Veterans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins delivered an uplifting message today as VA employees nationwide returned to in-person work. This transition follows President Trump\u2019s January 20, 2025, presidential memorandum directing federal agencies to phase out telework and resume office-based operations, reinforcing the importance of collaboration and efficiency in delivering services to Veterans. \u201cThis is an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":381179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1467,1474,328,1475,37,742,1476],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-381177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-doug-collins","category-in-person-work","category-secretarys-blog","category-telework-transition","category-top-stories","category-va-employees","category-veterans-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=381177"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":381180,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381177\/revisions\/381180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/381179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=381177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=381177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=381177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}