Mass layoffs begin at HHS Department

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.

'Your RIF notice is not cancelled.' Inside a chaotic week of massive layoffs at HHS

Chaos and confusion dominated the restructuring affecting thousands of workers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week. Some people who were fired are being unfired, at least temporarily. Some managers don’t even know who still works for them. With human resources teams gutted, answers are extremely hard to come by. This is according to interviews with more than a dozen staff, many of whom did not share their names for fear…

The Trump administration orders mass layoffs across public health...

On April 1, the Department of Health and Human Services began laying off thousands of employees across a variety of agencies, signaling the start of plans announced last week to dismiss 10,000 HHS workers.

BLK ALERTS - ‘Your RIF notice is not cancelled.’ Inside a chaotic week of massive layoffs at HHS

Health agency staffers describe a week of chaos and continued uncertainty about who still has a job and how the work will get done. To many it’s the opposite of ‘government efficiency.’ (Image credit: Al Drago/Bloomberg)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has cut maternal health programs and laid off thousands of employees. The cuts are hitting the Office of Maternal Health and other critical sectors. Experts warn of the negative impact on public health. Several maternal health programs have been eliminated or undermined in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) layoffs, sparking concern and distrust among public health advocates. …

'Your RIF notice is not cancelled.' Inside a chaotic week of massive layoffs at HHS - TPR: The Public's Radio

Health agency staffers describe a week of chaos and continued uncertainty about who still has a job and how the work will get done. To many it's the opposite of 'government efficiency.' The post ‘Your RIF notice is not cancelled.’ Inside a chaotic week of massive layoffs at HHS appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.