Healthcare IT News April 2, 2025
Susan Morse

House subcommittee hearing on cybersecurity protection for legacy medical devices overshadowed by HHS cuts.

A hearing before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee Tuesday on the safety of legacy medical devices became a forum for Democrats to protest staffing cuts at Health and Human Services, one of the federal departments tasked with cybersecurity protection.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kenney Jr. announced last week that he is terminating 20,000 positions and shuttering regional offices across the country, “creating further chaos and turmoil for federal employees and the people depending on the services they provide,” said Yvette Clark, D-N.Y., ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. “I have difficulty seeing how we can have a hearing about how...

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Topics: Cybersecurity, Govt Agencies, HHS, Medical Devices, Technology
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