Mass layoffs at US health agencies

04/01/2025 06:28 PM

Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services comfort each other as they outside a building in Washington after it was reported the Trump administration fired staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at the FDA. Photo: Reuters The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at health agencies in the United States on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, with security guards barring entry to some employees just hours after they received dismissal notices.