"After the latest round of mass firings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the weekend, the union that represents agency employees estimates that around 3,000 people this year-about a quarter of the agency's workforce-have departed the agency. That number includes workers affected by layoffs earlier this year, as well those who have accepted the Trump administration's "Fork in the Road" buyout program."
"The most recent cuts came down amidst the ongoing government shutdown. On October 10, more than 1,300 CDC employees received termination notices. Soon after, however, about 700 of those people were told via email that they were mistakenly terminated and were not in fact subject to the reduction in force. An estimated 600 people remain terminated. An additional 1,300 CDC employees are, according to the union, on administrative leave and being paid but not working."
About 3,000 CDC employees have departed the agency this year, representing roughly a quarter of the workforce, through layoffs, buyouts, and terminations. Recent reductions occurred during the government shutdown, with more than 1,300 employees initially receiving termination notices on October 10; roughly 700 were later told those notices were sent in error and about 600 remain terminated. Approximately 1,300 employees are on administrative leave and being paid but not working. The estimate was compiled by AFGE Local 2883. The reductions affect multiple centers and departments, and HHS stated that affected employees were designated non-essential. Some MMWR staff and center leaders were reinstated.
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