The Trump administration has implemented drastic cuts to America’s federal health agencies, firing around 2,000 probationary employees. This shift has been exacerbated by the resignation of several high-ranking officials, including the deputy directors of the FDA and CDC, leading to a substantial loss of experienced personnel. While changes in political staffing usually occur, the departure of numerous career officials, some unexpectedly, raises concerns about the functioning of these critical agencies. Max Stier of the Partnership for Public Service notes the unprecedented nature of this attrition and its potential long-term impacts on public health governance.
In a little over a month, the Trump administration has started to hollow out America's federal health agencies... 2,000 probationary workers have been fired en masse.
The long-term impact of those terminations could pale in comparison to a lesser-noticed spate of departures that has recently roiled the health agencies.
Nirav Shah, the principal deputy of the CDC, is reportedly resigning tomorrow, despite telling a reporter in January that he did not have any 'current plans to leave government.'
The level of attrition happening in the health agencies right now is unprecedented... career officials-who dramatically outnumber political staff-do sometimes leave.
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