Department of Health and Human Services officials expected most of the agency’s roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be fired.

Summary

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is cutting thousands of probationary employees under the Trump administration’s plan to reduce the federal workforce.

The layoffs impact around 5,200 workers, including 1,300 at the CDC—roughly 10% of its staff.

Among those dismissed are first-year officers in the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a critical program for outbreak investigations.

Experts warn the cuts could weaken public health responses. The move coincides with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. assuming oversight of HHS.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    25 days ago

    Lil Bobby Kennedy fired them, not trump.

    Agencies have independence, it’s dangerous to act like trump has powers as president that he just flat out doesn’t.