CDC Layoffs Reversed Amid Backlash
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has rescinded 740 of the 1,300 layoff notices sent to staffers.
Initially, the layoffs included personnel responsible for protecting Americans from nuclear, chemical, and biological threats.
- Personnel leading the CDC's response to U.S. measles outbreaks were spared.
- Those working on suicide prevention and an overseas Ebola response were also spared.
The administration is closing "wasteful and duplicative entities" and returning the workforce to levels closer to the end of the first Trump administration.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stated this decision is part of the Trump administration's effort to slash costs during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
Author's summary: CDC reverses over 700 layoffs amid backlash over cuts to disease response teams.