RFK Jr. Health Department Layoffs

RFK, National Institutes of Health

Mass Layoffs Begin at RFK Jr's Department of Health

Layoff notices began Tuesday, impacting workers across multiple agencies. The FDA will lose 3,500 jobs, the CDC 2,400, the National Institutes of Health 1,200, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 300, according to figures released by HHS.

The Boston Globe · 5h

RFK Jr. remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation’s top health department

Kennedy’s silence is prompting questions from lawmakers, with a bipartisan request for the health secretary to appear before a Senate committee next week to explain the cuts.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3h

Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department

WASHINGTON — Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered no new details Wednesday about his massive restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the day after thousands of layoffs ricocheted through its agencies, hollowing out entire offices around the country in some cases.

Sen. Ruben Gallego demands RFK Jr. reverse health agency layoffs

Sen. Ruben Gallego and 37 of his colleagues are asking the Trump administration to reverse course on mass firings within the ...

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City loses federal help for MPS lead contamination probe after mass layoffs announced by RFK Jr.

CDC employees helping the city investigate lead poisoning at MPS buildings were swept up in mass federal layoffs announced by ...

Utica Observer Dispatch10m

Schumer slams RFK Jr. for laying off employees who worked helped Sept. 11 responders

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer slams Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for firing personnel who help 9/11 ...

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RFK Jr.'s layoffs expected to gut worker safety agency NIOSH, officials say

At least two-thirds of the staff at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, are expected to be ...

PinkNews on MSN4h

RFK Jr’s ‘dangerous’ health layoffs could undo years of HIV prevention research, experts warn

Mass layoffs across the US Department of Health (HHS) could have “dangerous” effects on the prevention of HIV and sexually ...

The Independent6d

RFK Jr is axing 10,000 employees at Health Department in dramatic restructuring

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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RFK Jr. cuts CDC labs investigating STD and hepatitis outbreaks

Kennedy Jr. has eliminated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's laboratories for sexually transmitted diseases ...

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Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food

Employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major ...

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HHS downsizing begins amid RFK Jr. 'Make America Healthy Again' push: 'Win-win for taxpayers'

HHS undergoes mass layoffs beginning Tuesday after the department announced it would undergo major 'restructuring' to align ...

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Maddow Blog | RFK Jr. targets the nation’s public health infrastructure with brutal layoffs and cuts

The public knew that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would pursue a radical agenda, but that doesn't make the latest developments any ...

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