HHS Job Cuts: 20% of Layoffs Were Mistakes
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US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted that roughly 20% of the 10,000 HHS job cuts were erroneous and will be reversed. The layoffs, part of a Trump administration initiative to reduce the federal workforce, mistakenly affected essential roles, including a CDC child lead exposure monitoring program. Kennedy attributed the errors to the efficiency initiative, stating that reinstating wrongly dismissed personnel was always part of the plan. The cuts have sparked concerns from public health experts, including former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, who described the situation as a 'dark day for public health'.
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