After being re-elected, President Trump initiated substantial cuts to health-related agencies and programs, including medical research and global health aid. This downsizing has severely affected not only human health agencies but also those responsible for plant and animal health, especially during a rise in bird flu cases. Mass firings, hiring freezes, and budget cuts have undermined federal capabilities, leading to concerns over food security and readiness for future health threats. The job losses have prompted remaining workers to consider leaving the federal sector, creating a potential crisis in public health and safety.
Although the government has since rescinded some of these firings, the terminations combined with a federal hiring freeze and buyout offers are depleting the ranks of federal programs that are already short on employees and resources, experts said.
These really were indiscriminate firings...We don't know what we've lost until it's potentially too late.
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