10,000 jobs expected to be cut at health agencies
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Some 10,000 full-time jobs were on the chopping block as part of the White House’s “reduction in force” plan to effectively shutter or downsize a number of divisions under the HHS umbrella, including ...
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The layoffs are the latest indication of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s drastic effort to completely remake the nation’s public health infrastructure.
Employees of the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began getting dismissal notices in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
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Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The cuts are part of a plan by President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk to shrink staffing levels in federal agencies.
The move comes after Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of a sweeping reduction of the Department of Health and Human Services.
CDC, FDA, NIH are among agencies shedding thousands of workers. Some senior leaders and entire divisions are being cut.