The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently revoked layoff notices for various employees at the CDC and FDA, following backlash from lawmakers, especially concerning cuts to vital programs like the World Trade Center Health Program. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clarified that while the programs are not terminated, they are being consolidated into a new entity called the Administration for a Healthy America. Despite some employees being restored, layoffs of probationary workers in FDA labs remain in effect.
The Department of Health and Human Services formally revoked some layoff notices, restoring staff at the CDC and FDA in response to public outcry over previous cuts.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program and NIOSH, stating they are being consolidated into a new agency.
Letters to FDA's food safety labs confirmed that employees laid off would return to work, though cuts affecting probationary workers still stand.
The reversal of layoffs reflects responsiveness to political pressure from lawmakers, particularly in New York, regarding cuts to essential health programs.
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