About 3,000 CDC employees—roughly a quarter of the workforce—have left the agency this year due to layoffs, buyouts, terminations, and shutdown-related reductions.
CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals
CDC enacted layoffs affecting critical units including injury prevention, health statistics, Washington communications, NHANES, and an ethics office during the federal shutdown.
At least 600 CDC employees being terminated in US, union says
At least 600 CDC employees are receiving permanent termination notices amid HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s plan to cut over 20,000 department jobs.
