Politico March 31, 2025
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MARKS OUT — Another turbulent week is expected at HHS following the shocking announcement last week that the department will downsize by 20 percent — with some staff expected to depart their agencies in the coming days.
It comes after weeks of chaos defined by dismissals and rehirings of federal workers and last Friday’s resignation of the FDA’s top vaccine official Dr. Peter Marks.
Marks was pushed out of the agency late Friday under pressure from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., two people familiar with the matter who were granted anonymity to speak freely told POLITICO’s David Lim, Adam Cancryn and Lauren Gardner.
The move has sparked condemnation from some in the public health world and...
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