Institutional-Dismantling

VA Plans to Eliminate 35,000 Healthcare Positions Despite Record Veteran Enrollment

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The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate as many as 35,000 healthcare positions, mostly unfilled jobs including doctors, nurses, and support staff, according to internal memos obtained by the Washington Post. The cuts would reduce VA healthcare workforce to as few as 372,000 employees—a …

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Supreme Court 6-3 Stay Authorizes Mass Federal Workforce Reductions at 22 Agencies

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The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 stay allowing the Trump administration to proceed with mass federal workforce reductions at 22 agencies, overturning a preliminary injunction issued by Judge Susan Illston. The decision enabled immediate implementation of layoffs that had been blocked as likely …

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HHS Lays Off 10,000 Federal Health Workers at NIH, FDA, and CDC in RFK Jr. Restructuring

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Following the Supreme Court’s decision authorizing federal workforce reductions, HHS officially laid off approximately 10,000 employees at the National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The restructuring consolidated 28 …

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