VA data shows it cut health care hiring times in half, but it’s using different metrics
VA data shows it cut health care hiring times in half, but it’s using different metrics  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Tue Feb 17 2026
Description: Data from the Department of Veterans Affairs shows it cut health care hiring times by more half. The Trump administration directed agencies to speed up time-to-hire governmentwide. But a closer look at the VA’s data shows that it’s using different metrics than it’s used in the past. For a closer look at the numbers … Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman has more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.