Mass layoffs hit workers at HHS; sweeping cuts extend to CDC, NIH, FDA: Recap
Layoffs of 10,000 Health and Human Services employees begin. Agencies devoted to seniors, minorities and HIV prevention ...
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Sweeping health agency cuts at FDA, CDC, CMS and more divisions begin
The HHS is set to slash 10,000 full-time jobs and further remake the agency in the Trump administration’s vision. These cuts—in line with the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE's ...
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HHS Job Cuts: FDA, CDC, NIH and CMS Impacted Amidst Significant Restructurings
On March 27, 2025, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a “dramatic restructuring” that will result in ...
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Uncertainty grips HHS as employees await their fate and leadership is left in the dark: ‘It’s madness’
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to lay off 3,500 employees, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2,400 ...
Department of Health and Human Services Will Cut 10,000 Jobs as Part of Major Restructuring Plan
In a statement, HHS said it anticipates the changes will save $1.8 billion per year, but it didn't provide a breakdown.
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RFK Jr. defends HHS job cuts: ‘We’re not cutting front-line workers’
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the administration’s decision to cut 10,000 jobs at the department on Thursday, confirming that essential employees would ...
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Layoffs hit state health departments and 4 more federal updates
Health departments in numerous states are laying off employees after the Trump administration abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in grant funding March 24. The Utah Department of Health and Human ...
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HHS announces sweeping reorganization, including cuts of 10K workers
The CMS, which manages Medicare and Medicaid, will lose roughly 300 jobs. The cuts — which follow pledges from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to cull bureaucracy at the HHS — should save ...
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FDA layoffs described as “devastating” as mass cuts ensue across government agencies
A leading food and health advisory agency has described the mass layoffs at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as ...
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HHS cuts 10,000 employees in major overhaul of health agencies
They are not included in the latest announcement, HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said. The cuts were first reported ... are mainly aimed at administrative jobs, including human resources, information ...
'There will be impacts': Va. Department of Health comments on proposed 10,000 HHS job cuts
The Virginia Department of Health promises to continue 'overall ongoing work' in face of 10,000 Health & Human Services job ...
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HHS announces 10,000 additional job cuts, restructuring aligned with DOGE
HHS cited “redundant units” as its motive for cutting the divisions. The new jobs cuts add to existing departures from early retirements to those that accepted a deferred resignation offer known as ...