US EditionLayoffs Begin at Federal Health Agencies, Up to 10,000 Expected to Be Cut
- Employees at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving layoff notices, with up to 10,000 positions expected to be cut during an agency overhaul.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Stated the layoffs aim to streamline the department to make it more efficient and effective while merging departments into a new organization.
- Democratic Senator Patty Murray expressed concern that the cuts would negatively impact responses to natural disasters and infectious diseases.
- Concerns have been raised by public health officials about the impact on health programs and the country's ability to respond to crises.
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How Health Agency Cuts Could Impact Americans - Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien
Several agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services are facing job cuts by the Trump administration. These cuts could result in thousands of layoffs at agencies responsible for health and food safety in America. Dr. Ashish Jha is the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health and the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator. […]
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Mass layoffs begin at HHS Department
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.
How Health Agency Cuts Could Impact Americans
Several agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services are facing job cuts by the Trump administration. These cuts could result in thousands of layoffs at agencies responsible for health and food safety in America. Dr. Ashish Jha is the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health and the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator. He joins Soledad O’Brien to explain how this move could have a negative impact on the ov…
Stephanie Grace: It's past time to focus on the dignity of government work
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