The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will cut 10,000 jobs
Kyiv • UNN
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to cut 10,000 positions due to restructuring and program cancellations. This will reduce the staff from 82,000 to 62,000 employees.
Along with previous voluntary redundancies, the announced restructuring will result in a reduction in the number of full-time employees from 82,000 to 62,000.
UNN reports with reference to AFP.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to radically cut jobs in his department.
The official announced the reduction of about 10,000 full-time positions and the closure of half of the regional offices.
We are not just cutting the bureaucratic apparatus. We are restructuring the organization in accordance with its core mission and our new priorities, which are to curb the epidemic of chronic diseases
The cuts will affect various divisions of the department and its subordinate agencies, including those responsible for responding to epidemics and approving new drugs.
Overall, this reorganization and previous voluntary redundancies provide a reduction in full-time employees from 82,000 to 62,000.
Kennedy Jr. promised that "the reorganization will be a win-win solution for taxpayers."
Reference
Kennedy initially ran in the presidential election as an independent candidate, then dropped out and supported Donald Trump, who won the election. It should also be recalled that Kennedy Jr. has previously been criticized for spreading misinformation about vaccines. Before the Republican majority in the Senate approved his candidacy, Democrats warned that Kennedy Jr. did not have the necessary qualifications to serve in this position.
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