Us Breaking News Layoffs Begin At Us Health Agencies Charged With Tracking Disease, Researching, And Regulating Food

Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings

Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration's mass firings over the weekend. Read More

Layoffs, a “coding error,” chaos: Trump admin ravages the health dept.

The Trump administration linked the firings to the ongoing government shutdown, which legal experts have suggested is illegal. Unions representing federal workers have already filed a lawsuit ... Read More

Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday. Read More

Trump Fires Thousands In Shutdown Layoffs—Hitting Treasury And Health Departments Hardest: Here’s What To Know

Nearly 1,500 Treasury Department employees were laid off, according to OMB, including about 1,300 workers at the IRS, Bloomberg reported. The Health and Human Services Department was also among the ... Read More

Federal employees face uncertainty as agencies begin layoffs as shutdown lingers

The White House confirmed Friday that layoffs are underway across federal agencies, marking a new escalation in the ongoing government shutdown.In a post on soc ... Read More

White House lays off thousands of US government workers, blaming shutdown

By Ahmed Aboulenein, Andy Sullivan, Nathan Layne and Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Democrats for his decision to lay off thousands of workers across the ... Read More