US EditionLayoffs Begin at Federal Health Agencies, Up to 10,000 Expected to Be Cut
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announced layoffs targeting human resources, procurement, finance, and IT positions at HHS, expecting cuts of up to 10,000 jobs, including 3,500 at the FDA and 2,400 at the CDC.
- Kennedy stated the layoffs aim to streamline the agency for better efficiency and effectiveness, criticizing it as a "sprawling bureaucracy" that has failed to improve Americans' health, despite a $1.7 trillion budget.
- The layoffs will reduce the HHS workforce from 82,000 to approximately 62,000, with a plan to save $1.8 billion annually, affecting key experts and public health efforts.
- Senator Patty Murray predicts that the layoffs will have negative impacts during health crises, stating the plan "is putting lives in serious jeopardy.
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Mass layoffs are underway at the nation’s public health agencies
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