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Related: About this forumThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies (NIH, FDA, CDC etc).
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
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April 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies (NIH, FDA, CDC etc).
— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2025-04-01T13:48:17.885Z
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
Tue Apr 1, 2025: Federal Government -- Line to get into the HHS building(s)

Gore1FL
(22,464 posts)Only losing 10% of staff seems rather optimistic given what we've seen so far..
gab13by13
(28,255 posts)Cod Liver Oil. horse paste, ammonia, and shoving an ultraviolet light up our asses.
markie
(23,383 posts)with a couple who both work for the FDA... she is 9 months pregnant and they had just bought a house a year ago... they are scared, angry (about all co-workers already gone), frustrated, etc...
this is all so wrong.... we must do something
OLDMDDEM
(2,533 posts)gawd awful excuse for human beings. People need to get vaccinated to stay safe. What, and when, will happen next?