US EditionCDC walks back hundreds of firings as US shutdown persists
- Saturday, the Trump administration raced to rescind layoffs of hundreds of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists mistakenly fired Friday night after The New York Times report.
- An Office of Management and Budget announcement amid the shutdown prompted layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while a coding error mistakenly targeted Ebola and measles response teams.
- Epidemic Intelligence Service members and Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report staff, along with the top two leaders of the federal measles response and Ebola teams, were wrongly dismissed.
- A senior administration official said incorrect notifications were fixed last night with a technical correction, and rescind notices will follow in a few days, despite criticism from Dr. Debra Houry.
- Earlier staff reductions and a gunman firing more than 500 rounds at the Atlanta headquarters amplified CDC turmoil amid ongoing layoffs and rehiring errors.
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Trump admin rescinds some CDC firings; workers sent 'incorrect notifications'
Hundreds of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who were laid off on Friday amid the government shutdown were reinstated, according to media reports. The employees were sent "incorrect notifications," a senior administration official told The New York Times. The official went on to say that as of Saturday, "any correction has already been remedied." Why were the employees laid off? According to the Times, which was …
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Trump administration reverses layoffs for some CDC staff
An official said the employees who received incorrect notifications were never separated from the agency and were notified that they are not subject to the...
More than half of CDC staffers recently fired by Trump administration have been reinstated
Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have been reinstated, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.
Trump administration reverses layoffs notices for some CDC staff amid government shutdown
The Trump administration reversed layoff notices for some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff after over 1,000 employees were notified of layoffs amid the current government shutdown, according to multiple reports. Multiple sources familiar with the matter told several news outlets including The New York Times and Washington Post that those who were…
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