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Mass layoffs begin at HHS, some employees turned away

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The sweeping changes drew criticism from Robert Califf, who served two stints as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. “The FDA as we’ve known it is finished, with most of the leaders wit...
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Tuesday marked the beginning of the end for the federal government’s public health authorities, with a 5am wave of reduction-in-force (RIF) emails placing thousands of employees on notice for imminent...
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Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching, and regulating food
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