Fierce Healthcare1d
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 ...
JD Supra3d
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 ...
Government Executive2d
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.
The Hill6d
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 ...
Becker's Hospital Review3d
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 ...
Healthcare Dive7d
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 ...
CNN6d
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 ...
FedScoop7d
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 ...
Senator Murray, former agency heads criticize HHS layoffs: 'May as well be renaming it the Department of Disease'
Democratic Senator Patty Murray is pushing back on the Trump administration's plans to push out 20,000 workers from the ...
USA Today5d
'There will be impacts': Va. Department of Health comments on proposed 10,000 HHS job cuts
The U.S. Health & Human Services Department announced a job cut of 10,000 employees ... Friday to The Progress-Index, one day after HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was reorienting ...
The Progress-Index5d
'There will be impacts': Va. Department of Health comments on proposed 10,000 HHS job cuts
The U.S. Health & Human Services Department announced a job ... cuts, but the extent to which they will be affected is still being assessed. That is what the Virginia Department of Health said in a ...