Advisory Board February 18, 2025
The Trump administration on Friday laid off thousands of probationary employees across various agencies at HHS, including CDC, CMS, FDA, and NIH. Here’s what you need to know.
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Thousands laid off at HHS
On Friday morning, senior HHS officials were informed that roughly 5,200 people on probationary employment across various health agencies would be fired that afternoon, according to sources who spoke to STAT. In that meeting, an NIH office director said that some probationary staff with specialized skills could be spared from the layoffs, according to audio shared with the Associated Press.
“Probationary employees” typically include recent hires or longer-serving employees who recently began new...
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