Healthcare
fromAxios
4 days agoTrump nominates former deputy surgeon general to lead CDC
Schwartz's potential confirmation as CDC director faces challenges from a demoralized workforce and criticism of Health Secretary Kennedy.
During his tenure, Ehikian oversaw mass workforce turnover at the agency, both via voluntary departures and layoffs, including the elimination of entire GSA teams. "By cutting outdated regulations, centralizing procurement, optimizing real estate, adopting smarter tech and modeling the change we want to see, we are delivering a better government for the American people," Ehikian wrote in his email, saying that "government doesn't need to be slow."