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Federal health workers brace for layoffs as White House instructs HHS to rank workers
Employees at the Department of Health and Human Services are bracing for layoffs across the vast public health agency, as Donald Trump ’s administration instructs federal health officials to rank their essential workers and those who are deemed less essential.
White House Preparing Order to Cut Thousands of Federal Health Workers
The executive order could come as soon as next week, if the Trump administration goes ahead with plans, according to people familiar with the matter.
White House begins plan to eliminate 'thousands' of HHS employees, reports say
Managers across the health agencies were tasked with categorizing their probationary workers to determine those who were not mission critical, according to two new media reports citing internal sources.
White House preparing to cut thousands of health employees: Report
The White House is drafting an executive order to lay off thousands of employees from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to a report Thursday.
White House Readies Order Firing Health Agency Workers
The next section of the federal workforce to face mass firings by the Trump administration could be health workers. White House aides are preparing an executive order to fire thousands of employees in the Department of Health and Human Services,
Possibility of federal health worker job cuts sparks fear in Montgomery County
A news report about a possible Trump administration executive order to fire thousands of federal health workers is sparking anxiety in Montgomery County. Administration officials denied that such an executive order is coming,
Donald Trump plans mass firings of healthcare workers - WSJ
The Trump administration is working on an order to dismiss thousands of employees from the US Department of Health and Human Services. However, the White House denies preparing such a document, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Dept. of Health poised to purge thousands of workers: report
Thousands of federal workers are set to be purged by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to a report. The forthcoming executive order intends to fire "thousands" of employees,
Health experts raise concerns after White House’s temporary public health communication freeze
That directive ended on February 1, but it's still causing concern among some health experts about transparency around public ...
'Voice of the CDC' resumes publication, but experts worry about what they're not hearing
A federal scientific publication has returned from a forced two-week hiatus with two papers examining the health effects of ...
CDC staff ordered to cut communications with WHO after Trump executive order
Staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been ordered to stop communicating with the World Health ...
Bird flu studies delayed as White House suspends CDC reports
As a bird flu outbreak escalates across the United States., the Trump administration has paused the release of key public ...
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CDC awards biomonitoring grants to Great Lakes states, future funding unclear
New grants to Great Lakes states to measure harmful chemicals in marginalized communities are facing uncertainty under ...
Trump administration’s halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies
The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across ...
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White House Plans Major HHS Workforce Reduction
The White House is reportedly preparing an executive order to significantly reduce the workforce at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The cutbacks would affect agencies such as the FDA ...
CDC's Advisers Demand Agency Provide Answers On Removal Of 'Critical' Health Data
They want an explanation for why the agency took down information used for planning disaster relief, studying medical ...