Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices come just days after President Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights at HHS and other agencies throughout the…
At least two-thirds of the staff at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, are expected to be laid off as part of a restructuring ordered by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., multiple federal health officials tell CBS News. Around 873 staff are expected to be cut from…
(Reuters) – Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, formerly headed by the Trump administration’s Secretary Of Commerce Howard Lutnick, called for the dismissal of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy, a well-known vaccine skeptic, last week announced plans to reshape the federal public health agencies that could involve firing thousands of workers….
The Trump administration plans to shrink the workforce of the Department of Health and Human Services by nearly a quarter, the department announced Thursday, as part of a major restructuring of the department. “When combined with HHS’ other efforts, including early retirement and Fork in the Road, the restructuring results in a total downsizing from…
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports banning cell phones in schools—a stance that aligns with the views of many Americans when it comes to classroom restrictions. However, his reasoning has sparked backlash from some online. Newsweek has filled out a media request form on the Department of Health and Human…
Officials at agencies throughout the Department of Health and Human Services say they are bracing for steep layoffs, as Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his aides are nearing their final decisions on a sweeping restructuring of the department. Decisions by Kennedy and his team on the changes to the department’s makeup and organization are…
With a new spin on cooking french fries, Steak ‘n Shake is joining the campaign “Make America Healthy Again,” made popular by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The company recently made a change and now is cooking shoestring fries in beef tallow instead of vegetable oil. Some Florida locations were the…
Federal health agencies oppose the use of bird flu vaccines in poultry right now, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, weighing in publicly on it for the first time in his new role. The Trump administration has been considering poultry vaccination as it seeks to combat the outbreak that is fueling…
At the hospital, I was asked to remove my clothing and personal items and put them in a plastic bag. I changed into a gown and beige grippy socks in a hallway with a flimsy curtain drawn around an alcove. Stripped of my clothing and my dignity, I was escorted into the hospital psych ward,…
The top communications official under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly resigned last week, just two weeks after being sworn in to be the department’s assistant secretary for public affairs. The resignation of Thomas Corry, a Trump administration appointee, was first reported by Politico. Corry did not respond to multiple requests…