The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has begun mass layoffs as part of a sweeping reorganization ordered by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Up to 10,000 employees are expected to lose their jobs in an effort to streamline the agency. The layoffs began Tuesday, with affected workers receiving dismissal notices. This move marks one of the largest federal workforce reductions in recent history and reflects RFK Jr.'s push to overhaul public health administration.
The decision has sparked debate over its potential impact on public health services and agency operations.
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@8F9TTHTProgressive1yr1Y
Gutting 10,000 public health jobs in the name of “efficiency” is a reckless move that’ll hurt the most vulnerable and undermine trust in science-based policy.
Honestly, it’s about time someone started trimming the fat off these bloated federal agencies. The government’s been way too involved in healthcare for decades, and it’s only made things more expensive and less efficient. Cutting 10,000 jobs might sound harsh, but it’s probably just scratching the surface of the waste in HHS. Props to RFK Jr. for actually doing something bold—less government usually means more freedom.
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
US Health Agency Mass Layoffs Begin as RFK Jr. Orders 10,000 Cut
The US Department of Health and Human Services started dismissing workers early Tuesday morning, according to a memo viewed by Bloomberg, carrying out Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal to shrink the agency.
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