US EditionKennedy suggests 20 percent of HHS cuts may be reversed
- US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Stated that some personnel and programs from recent cuts will be reinstated, including a lead monitoring program at the CDC, which aims to eliminate childhood lead poisoning.
- Kennedy acknowledged that while they plan to cut 80% of jobs, he will need to reinstate about 20% due to mistakes made.
- The Milwaukee Department of Health and CDC sources reported uncertainty about the reinstatement of lead program experts following recent layoffs.
- HHS communicated plans for reinstating critical programs and emphasized that this overhaul is essential for addressing the chronic disease epidemic and transforming public health in America.
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RFK Jr. Says Some Layoffs Were Mistakes, Workers Being Reinstated
Some of the 10,000 layoffs this week at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were mistakes and are being rolled back, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on April 3. The mass terminations, which took place across HHS and its divisions, were focused on streamlining administrative sections and consolidating work on communications, information technology, and human resources, the health secretary told reporters in Virginia. “In…
RFK Jr. says HHS cuts are 'not affecting the science'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. spoke about cuts to his agency, saying that they "are not affecting science," and that of the personnel that were cut, "20% of those are going to have to be reinstalled" due to "mistakes."
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