On the heels of terminating 10,000 jobs from the HHS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told ABC News some programs would soon be reinstated because they were mistakenly cut.

HHS administers health insurance programs that affect nearly half the U.S. population, including Medicare and Medicaid, and regulates medical products and food. Critics warn that the scale of the cuts could jeopardize disease response capacity, scientific research, and regulatory oversight.

Kennedy said the aim was to cut redundancies in "administrative sections" by consolidating dozens of IT, HR and communications departments.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reorganizing and cutting 10,000 members, with delayed announcements finally hitting employee inboxes April 1.

The downsizing includes pushing out about 10,000 full-time employees through early retirements, deferred resignations, and other efforts. Another 10,000 will be laid off in a brutal restructuring, bringing the total HHS workforce from 82,000 to 62,000.

RFK Jr. ends ability of stakeholders to comment on certain HHS policies, despite public commentary being critical for establishing the public's trust.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. spoke about cuts to his agency, saying that they "are not affecting science," and that of the personnel that were cut, "20% of those are going to have to be reinstalled" due to "mistakes.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is embarking on a "Make American Healthy Again" tour but has his own past demons.

After health secretary RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS has shuttered much of the agency's communications and FOIA operations.

A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday that stops the Trump administration from pulling back more than $11 billion dollars in public health funding from state and local