Is Your Agency’s FOIA Office Being Shrunk or Cut?
The team that responds to requests at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been eliminated. We are trying to determine whether this is a governmentwide pattern.
Food and Drug Administration
Fired Federal Workers Ask Senators to Stand Up for Them
Former federal employees went to a Capitol Hill basement to find the lawmakers. Democratic senators said that they would keep fighting as hard as they could. Most Republicans ignored the workers.
Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies
The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies
The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos Amid Return to Office
President Trump has described his new in-office requirement as a way to ensure workers are doing their jobs. He sees potentially leading more employees to quit as an added benefit.
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
10,000 Federal Health Dept. Workers to Be Laid Off
The layoffs are part of a major restructuring at the health department, which now employs about 82,000 people.
Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts
The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and inspectors.
Anti-Abortion Lawyer Pushed Out of F.D.A. After Republican Senator’s Pressure Campaign
Hilary Perkins, a career lawyer and a conservative, was targeted by Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri for defending the Biden administration’s position on the abortion pill.
Trump’s Large-Scale Layoffs Plans So Far: What to Know
Federal agencies were given a Thursday deadline to submit their plans for reductions in force, but many have not publicly released details.