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White House pitches layoffs, local office closures and program eliminations at USDA
The Trump administration is planning to severely scale back or outright eliminate funding for many programs across the ...
White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a ...
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by ...
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Closure of CDC hepatitis lab imperils U.S. outbreak response, prevention
The U.S. capacity to battle hepatitis B and C has been leveled a devastating blow with the recent closure of the CDC’s ...
HHS officials did not know how many people have been fired
Department of Health and Human Services officials during a closed-door briefing could not give a full accounting of the ...
Kennedy says he wants to target chronic disease among U.S. tribes. A key program to do that was gutted
A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities ...
‘It was total chaos’: Dozens of San Francisco HHS workers blindsided by mass firings as RFK Jr. slashes 10,000 jobs — here’s how US families can prepare for service cuts
Following the layoffs, RFK Jr. said some workers may be reinstated because, as part of DOGE, "we'll make mistakes," ...
San Francisco HHS workers blindsided as RFK Jr. slashes 10,000 jobs, admits 2 days later 'we'll make mistakes'
Following the layoffs, RFK Jr. said some workers may be reinstated because, as part of DOGE, "we'll make mistakes," ...