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“We’re streamlining the agencies. We’re going to make it work for public health, make it work for the American people,” Kennedy said.
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Three employees — two of whom received layoff notices on Tuesday — told Capital B Atlanta that the CDC’s labor force reductions in Atlanta were concentrated in areas of health study that have an outsi...

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RFK Jr. said HHS layoffs are needed as 'Americans are getting sicker.' Here's what the data shows.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said a restructure is needed at HHS due to Americans "getting sicker." But are they? Here's what the data shows.
RFK Jr. Says Whoops! We Fired the Wrong People at HHS
HHS announced in a statement last week its plan to down-size from 82,000 to 62,000 full-time employees “without impacting critical services.” The additional 10,000 cuts came from employees who had already opted to quit or voluntarily resign after President Donald Trump took office.
RFK Jr. suggests 20% of HHS firings were mistakes and will be reinstated
HHS announced plans to lay off around 10,000 employees in administrative roles due to a massive restructuring estimated to save $1.8 billion annually.
CDC Employees Say Layoffs Under Trump Hit Black and Marginalized Staff Hardest
Employees at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta are accusing the Trump administration and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) of laying off Black CDC workers at higher rates than other racial demographic groups.
Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.
In addition to reductions at agency personnel, federal regulators are demanding $2.9 billion in contract cancellations, The Times has learned.
Cuts to health agencies creating unclear structure of government support system
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to testify about how government cuts made to HHS staffing and the creation of a new agency will reshape the country’s health services. NBC News’ Berkeley Lovelace reports on how a number of government health agencies are expected to be folded into each other.
Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance
Peter Marks says the new health secretary’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while promoting dangerous and unproven treatments.
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.
Why RFK Jr. wants to return whole milk to schools
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and several lawmakers push to return whole milk to US schools, experts weigh in on the science behind milk and children’s health.
RFK Jr. cuts CDC labs investigating outbreaks of STDs and hepatitis
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has eliminated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's laboratories for sexually transmitted diseases and hepatitis, multiple officials tell CBS News, disrupting ongoing work to respond to outbreaks.
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FDA bird flu testing efforts disrupted by RFK Jr.'s layoffs, officials say
Multiple FDA labs were cut amid Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s layoffs this week.
‘Blame’ Director Christian Frei Talks COVID Conspiracies, RFK Jr.: ‘In a World Where Nothing Is True, Everything Becomes Possible’
Oscar-nominated documentarian Christian Frei tackles COVID conspiracies with 'Blame': ‘In a world where nothing is true, everything becomes possible.'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directs closure of Head Start Regional Office that serves Idaho, Washington families
Megan Woller said Region 10, which serves Idaho, Alaska, Washington and Oregon, was one of five regional offices closed.
Federal judge temporarily pauses RFK Jr. effort to rescind billions of public health funds
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday that stops the Trump administration from pulling back more than $11 billion in public health funding from state and local health departments.
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