Massive wave of job cuts began at US health agencies

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‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies
A massive wave of job cuts got underway at US health agencies Tuesday, with some employees receiving early-morning emails saying their jobs were eliminated and some unable to access the building when they arrived at work.
Here's Where Jobs and Programs Are Being Cut at the Nation's Top Health Agencies
Thousands of people responsible for tracking health trends and disease outbreaks, conducting and funding medical research, monitoring the safety of food and medicine, and administering health insurance programs for nearly half of the country were laid off Tuesday at the nation's top health agencies.
Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies
The layoffs are the latest indication of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s drastic effort to completely remake the nation’s public health infrastructure.

Trump Administration, Additional Cuts

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Judge Allows Some Trump Job Cuts to Stick in Partial Win for the Administration
The preliminary injunction scales back the broader reinstatement of some workers who had been fired earlier this year.
Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.
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Trump administration cuts 10,000 HHS jobs to downsize bureaucracy
In an effort to cut spending, the Trump administration laid off 10,000 federal workers from the Department of Health and Human Services. Meanwhile, in a symbolic move, Democratic Senator Cory Booker launched a marathon speech criticizing President Trump for over 25 hours.
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How HHS job cuts will impact how government handles disease prevention
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Federal cuts hit NIOASH as layoffs expected to impact 200 in Morgantown
The labor movement is trying to push back against federal job cuts with more than 200 of them hitting the National Institute ...
NC’s own DOGE? Republicans advance bill giving auditor more power to recommend job cuts
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Stellantis agrees 350 job cuts in southern Italy with unions
Carmaker Stellantis has signed a deal with trade unions for 350 voluntary exits from its Pomigliano and Pratola Serra plants ...