US EditionLayoffs Begin at Federal Health Agencies, Up to 10,000 Expected to Be Cut
- Layoffs at federal health agencies are expected to impact up to 10,000 workers, according to the Associated Press.
- Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announced a plan to reorganize the Department of Health and Human Services, which aims to reduce jobs by 20,000.
- Cuts to agencies like the FDA and CDC are expected to dismantle vital health services, affecting current COVID-19 funding, according to Lori Tremmel Freeman.
- A coalition of state attorneys general has sued, claiming the cuts would reverse progress on the opioid crisis and negatively impact mental health systems.
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Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other U.S. health agencies
The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, with security guards barring entry to some employees just hours after they received dismissal notices. The cuts, which affect several high-profile agencies under the Department of Health…
Rutland Herald
Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agencies
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department received notices Tuesday that their jobs were being eliminated, part of a sweeping overhaul designed to vastly shrink the agencies responsible for protecting and promoting Americans’ health. The cuts include…
Federal News Network
Mass layoffs are underway at the nation’s public health agencies
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department received notices Tuesday that their jobs were being eliminated, part of a sweeping overhaul designed to vastly shrink the agencies responsible for protecting and promoting Americans’ health. The cuts include researchers, scientists, doctors, support staff and senior leaders, leaving the federal government without many of the key experts who have long guided U.S. decisions on …
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