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R. Scott Pert

IRS plans to cut up to 25% of workforce in next round of layoffs

> The IRS started a new round of #layoffs on Friday beginning with the agency's Office of Civil Rights and Compliance,

> Overall, the agency is planning to cut nearly a quarter of its workforce with the cuts beginning Friday, sources familiar with the plans said. abcnews.go.com/Politics/irs-pl #MAGA #IRS

ABC News · IRS plans to cut up to 25% of workforce in next round of layoffsBy Benjamin Siegel
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

American Library Association: ALA says White House “cutting off opportunity” for Americans as administration cuts IMLS staff. “Today, the American Library Association (ALA) issued the following statement upon news that all staff at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) were placed on administrative leave for an unknown length of time and, thus, all grants and contracts […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/04/american-library-association-ala-says-white-house-cutting-off-opportunity-for-americans-as-administration-cuts-imls-staff/

#culturalheritage#endangeredculturalheritage#gallerieslibrariesarchivesmuseumsglam_
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The Conversation U.S.

#Layoffs by the federal government drove job losses last month to the highest levels in the pandemic.

What do federal workers actually do? From business exports to veteran care, a law professor looks at the 35,000 federal workers in Philadelphia region: buff.ly/AzBpHC2

The ConversationFrom business exports to veteran care − here’s what some of the 35,000 federal workers in the Philadelphia region do
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Healthcare IT Security Robot

DATE: April 02, 2025 at 08:36AM
SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY

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What's the potential impact of #FDA #layoffs on the future of #medicaldevicecybersecurity? t.co/9ukJ1nx8sJ

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Articles can be found by scrolling down the page at healthcareinfosecurity.com/ under the title "Latest"

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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Thousands of #Health and Human Services (#HHS) employees across the country are being dismissed on Tuesday as the #Trump administration began implementing its controversial workforce reduction plan, which could ultimately remove 10,000 staff from the department through forced #layoffs – slashing nearly a quarter of its workforce through a combination of layoffs and early retirement offers.
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a
HHS indludes:
#FDA #CDC #NIH
Centers for #Medicare and #Medicaid Services (#CMS)

The Guardian · Thousands of US health agency workers laid off in overhaul led by RFK JrBy Joseph Gedeon
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R. Scott Pert

Layoffs begin at US health agencies

> Employees across the massive #US Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday [..] expected to lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices came just days after President #DonaldTrump

> At the National Institutes of Health, the world’s leading health and medical agency, the #layoffs [..] began

> Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan last week to remake the department,
apnews.com/article/health-huma #rfkJR

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Brittany Trang

Intense layoffs have begun at HHS.

The agency “as we’ve known it is finished, with most of the leaders with institutional knowledge and a deep understanding of product development and safety no longer employed.” — former FDA commissioner Rob Califf

statnews.com/2025/04/01/hhs-la via @STAT

STAT · HHS starts layoffs of thousands of workers across its agenciesLayoff notices began arriving early Tuesday for thousands of employees of HHS and its subsidiary agencies, with as many 10,000 workers potentially expected to be hit by the cuts.
#hhs#fda#cdc
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