The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin mass layoffs as early as June, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters, as President Donald Trump's campaign to sharply cut the federal government works its way through a highly politically sensitive agency.

The cuts would be a major escalation of the downsizing that has already occurred at the department, which provides health care and many other services to veterans.

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to cut more than 80,000 jobs in the next six months as part of the Trump administration's effort to dramatically downsize the federal workforce, according to an internal memo sent to staff on Tuesday.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to cut as many as 80,000 employees by August in what the department’s chief of staff called an effort to "resize and tailor the workforce to the mission" in a memo released this week.

Department of Education, Veterans Affairs face possible cuts or dismantling under Trump administration Justin Trudeau was reduced to tears at a press conference on Thursday night, after reports of a profanity-laden phone call with Donald Trump.

The Veterans Administration (VA) is planning for mass layoffs that will start in June, according to Reuters, which reviewed an internal government memo. The March 6 memo instructs the VA's human resources department to review agency operations by June.