HHS starts parting with 10,000 workers as RFK Jr.'s overhaul plans come together

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has initiated significant layoffs under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., affecting multiple agencies including the FDA, NIH, and CDC. This restructuring, which aims to reduce HHS staff by 24%, involves consolidating 28 divisions into 15 units, ultimately leading to around 10,000 job losses. Critics, including former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, have condemned the action as detrimental, predicting that it will harm essential institutional knowledge, while the department forecasts an annual taxpayer savings of $1.3 billion.

This RIF [reduction in force] action does not reflect directly on your service, performance, or conduct,

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