Hill April 2, 2025
Thousands of employees across the vast Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began receiving layoff notices as early as 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
The purge comes on the heels of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. forcing out a top vaccine official late last week. Entire divisions were axed across multiple agencies, including much of the Food and Drug Administration’s communications and media affairs staff.
In total, the layoffs are anticipated to impact as many as 10,000 staffers, part of the agency restructuring plan publicly announced late last week. The layoffs will touch every aspect of the agency.
According to some notices seen by The Hill, HHS Chief Human Capital Officer Tom Nagy stated the reduction in force (RIF)...
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