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Nearly 37,000 VA employees furloughed or working without pay amid government shutdown

Nearly 37,000 VA employees furloughed or working without pay amid government shutdown

The Department of Veterans Affairs says the government shutdown has forced nearly 37,000 employees to be furloughed or work without pay, disrupting key veteran programs.

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