Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Fires 20,000 HHS Employees
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. terminated 20,000 employees and the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices while slashing medical research funding at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has implemented sweeping personnel and budgetary cuts at the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The Secretary terminated approximately 20,000 employees and fired all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
In addition to these personnel removals, the Secretary reduced funding for medical research across the agency. These actions were highlighted by columnist Froma Harrop, who framed the restructuring as part of a broader pattern of influence associated with the Secretary's tenure at the agency.
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