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VA’s 2025 Staffing Crunch: What It Means for Locum Tenens Partners

The signal in the noise The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reported 4,434 severe occupational staffing shortages in FY2025—up 50% from FY2024. That’s not just a number; it’s thousands of hard-to-fill roles across clinical disciplines and geographies, many in facilities serving rural veterans. Department of Veterans Affairs OIG At the same time, VA is shrinking headcount […]

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DoD/DHA in 2025: CMMC Rollout + TRICARE T-5 — What Healthcare Staffing Vendors Must Do Now

Two big shifts to track What this means for staffing partners A practical readiness checklist Bottom line: Cyber maturity is now a competitive differentiator in military-health staffing, and T-5 changes will reward vendors that integrate compliant tech, rapid credentialing, and strong network relationships. dodcio.defense.govTRICARE Newsroom

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IHS & Tribal Health in 2025: Vacancy Pressure and How Locums Can Help Right Now

The landscape Policymakers flagged persistent workforce shortages across IHS and Urban Indian Organizations in 2025, warning that staffing cuts or delays risk disrupting essential services in remote communities. NCUIH+1 Historical GAO data show provider vacancy rates around 25–29% across IHS service areas, a problem experts say has likely worsened without sustained investment and pipeline growth. […]

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2026 Outlook: Locum Tenens Demand Stays Elevated—Here’s How Government Buyers Can Win

The demand drivers 2026 playbook for government facilities Bottom line: With shortages persisting, the winners in 2026 will be facilities and agencies that plan multi-quarter coverage, centralize credentialing, and build specialty-specific pipelines—especially for rural and high-acuity sites. AAMCchghealthcare.com

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