HHS job cuts mount: 4 notes

HHS job cuts mount: 4 notes 
Becker's Hospital Review; Madeline Ashley; 2/18/25 
HHS saw further job cuts on Feb. 15 across agencies including the CDC, FDA and National Institutes of Health, including around 1,000 NIH terminations, after a Trump administration order to eliminate "nearly all" HHS probationary employees, Bloomberg reported Feb. 16. Here are four things to know: [click on the title's link to continue reading]

1. ... The emails were signed by HHS acting human resources head Jeffrey Anoka and stated that the employees were "not fit for continued employment because your ability, knowledge and skills do not fit the agency’s current needs, and your performance has not been adequate to justify further employment at the agency."
2. ... Many probationary employees are people who have worked for the federal government for about one to two years, before gaining civil service protections. Some probationary employees are veteran staffers who may have been recently promoted, according to the AP.
3. Leadership at the CDC was notified of the layoffs in a verbal HHS notice during a Feb. 14 meeting. ...
4. On Feb. 12, the White House gave a deadline for the deferred resignation program, which offered buyouts for federal employees to receive pay and benefits through September, according to CBS News. ...