Federal Workforce Faces Unprecedented Strain Amid Shutdown and Retirements
TL;DR
During a government shutdown, hundreds of federal health workers, including those at the CDC and SAMHSA, were laid off or faced job cuts, raising concerns about the impact on public health services and outbreak response, with some layoffs later reversed due to system errors.
- Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings AP News
- Vance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day Federal News Network
- Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on NPR
- Historic wave of retirements is putting huge strains on the government The Washington Post
- Newt Gingrich on Trump’s shutdown layoffs: ‘He’s willing to take the heat’ The Hill
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