5 high-level officials leave CDC

Five Top CDC Leaders Step Down Amid Wave of Departures

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Five top CDC leaders step down amid wave of departures

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is facing major changes, with five senior leaders stepping down Tuesday.

CDC the latest federal agency to face leadership shakeup and cuts

President Trump has put into place a very different team than his predecessors when it comes to public health and research. The CDC is very much in the thick of it. Five senior leaders at the CDC have announced their departures and staff are anticipating cuts that could affect as much as a third of its workforce. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Lena Sun of The Washington Post.

High-level CDC officials announce departures

NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was rocked by five high-level departures on Tuesday in the latest turmoil for the nation's top public health agency.

5 high-level CDC officials leaving health agency

NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was rocked by five high-level departures Tuesday in the latest turmoil for the nation's top public health agency.

By Meg Tirrell, CNN Five leaders of a key division of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are leaving the public health agency as it prepares for cuts that could affect up to a third of its workforce. The departures, announced internally Tuesday, include the directors of the Center for Public Health Infrastructure, the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Science, the Office of Perfor…