Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that 10,000 full-time jobs from the Cabinet department will
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that 10,000 full-time jobs from the Cabinet department will be getting cut.
According to USA Today, this marks a dramatic reduction in staff and will result in half of its regional offices being closed.
The overhaul is part of the Trump administration’s goal to reduce the federal workforce. The recent jobs cuts along with HHS employees who have already accepted President Donald Trump’s buyout offers and other fired employees total 20,000 employees, with numbers being reduced from 82,000 full time staff to 62,000.
