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Taking a Chainsaw to Health and Human Services
DOGE strikes again. Even when its fingerprints aren’t on the firings, its mantra that slashing the federal workforce is the ...
GOP senator says he ‘won’t apologize’ after telling fired HHS employee he ‘probably deserved it’
Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) on Wednesday said he “won’t apologize” for telling a fired Health and Human Services (HHS) employee ...
Sen. Jim Banks Tells HHS Employee Who Lost Job ‘You Probably Deserved It’
Republican Sen. Jim Banks is facing backlash amid a viral video of him telling a former Health and Human Services employee ...
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Mass layoffs hit workers at HHS; sweeping cuts extend to CDC, NIH, FDA: Recap
Layoffs of 10,000 Health and Human Services employees begin. Agencies devoted to seniors, minorities and HIV prevention ...
Sen. Jim Banks says he won’t apologize for calling fired federal worker a ‘clown’ who ‘probably deserved it’
A viral video shows Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) telling a fired federal worker that he “probably deserved it” because he seemed ...
Prince George's County opens new human services building in Capitol Heights
Prince George’s County leaders celebrated the opening of a new human services building Tuesday as part of a wider ...
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HHS firings undermine federal government’s ability to care for vulnerable Americans
Layoffs across health agencies could disrupt the flow of millions of dollars in grants and critical services for Americans ...
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What happens next at Health and Human Services with a quarter of the workforce gone?
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. wants to trim 20,000 employees or about 1 in 4 employees.
Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and close agencies in a major restructuring
In a major overhaul, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies, including ones that oversee billions of dollars ...