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Health Department, Sweeping Job Cuts

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.

The Boston Globe · 4h

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 Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Health Department Begins Sweeping Job Cuts

CDC, FDA, NIH are among agencies shedding thousands of workers. Some senior leaders and entire divisions are being cut.

Trump Administration Just Gutted U.S. Health Institutions

The New York Times · 2d

Trump Administration Highlights: Layoffs of 10,000 Government Health Workers Begin

The Trump administration laid off thousands of federal health workers, dismissing senior leaders and top scientists in a purge that outside ex

USA Today · 1d

Knox County Health Department lays off seven workers after Trump administration cuts grant

The Knox County Health Department has laid off seven employees ‒ six full-time and one part-time ‒ after the federal government suddenly cut grants that paid their salaries, Knox News has learned. The employees' salaries were paid for by a federal Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases grant designed to fight infectious disease outbreaks.

Time on MSN · 1d

The Trump Administration Just Gutted U.S. Health Institutions

Employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) knew that mass layoffs would be coming on April 1. But many did not expect the cuts to be so deep—or the implications of the layoffs to be so potentially detrimental to the health and wellbeing of American families.

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Hundreds of HHS employees abruptly laid off in Washington state

Employees at the HHS regional office and a CDC occupational safety laboratory in Spokane have been abruptly fired, and Head ...

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Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused

A 50-year-old government survey on drug use may be in jeopardy. The entire 17-member U.S. government team responsible for the ...

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Abrupt cancellations of federal grants causing 'chaos' at WA health agencies

Washington risks losing more than $150 million for public health initiatives if the grant cancellations are considered legal.

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Washington Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Against HHS Over $11 Billion Funding Cuts to Public Health Programs

Attorney General Nick Brown and 23 states sued HHS over the termination of $11 billion in public health grants, impacting ...

MyNorthwest1d

Trump admin. closes Health and Human Services offices in Seattle, locks out Head Start

The Trump administration shuts down HHS offices in Seattle, affecting local Head Start programs and community services.

The Daily World on MSN2d

Washington Department of Health forced to park Care-a-Van

Canceled grant funding leads to suspension of services including Grays Harbor County Public Health immunization events Read ...

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Washington joins multi-state lawsuit against Trump administration for cutting billions in public health funding

Washington state is among 24 states suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in an effort to block its sudden ...

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Washington state health program closure affects thousands in need

The Washington State Mobile Health Program is shutting down after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cut ...

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Mass layoffs are underway at the nation’s public health agencies

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

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