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Washington — A scientist laid off by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said “the everyday American should be very concerned” by reductions in force amid the government shutdown. The scientist, one of hundreds of CDC employees terminated by the Trump administration last week, asked that her identity be concealed for fear of retribution.  “It’s going to mean …

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff and supporters protested cuts to the agency outside its headquarters in August. Over this past weekend, hundreds more employees were fired. Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg/Getty Images Around 600 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were cut over the long weekend, as part of a wider …

After the latest round of mass firings at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the weekend, the union that represents agency employees estimates that around 3,000 people this year—about a quarter of the agency’s workforce—have departed the agency. That number includes workers affected by layoffs earlier this year, as well those who have accepted the Trump administration’s …

Hundreds of CDC layoffs reversed, but biodefense preparedness staff hit  The Washington Post More than half of CDC staffers recently fired by Trump administration have been reinstated  CNN You’re Fired. Just Kidding!  The Atlantic Firings of hundreds of CDC employees reportedly reversed  The Guardian Trump administration haphazardly fires and recalls CDC staffers  The Hill Source link

The firings of hundreds of employees at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been reversed, according to several reports citing officials familiar with the matter, and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest union representing federal workers. On Friday, the White House budget office announced that as a result of the ongoing government shutdown, reductions in force …

CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals  Axios More than half of CDC staffers recently fired by Trump administration have been reinstated  CNN ‘CDC is over’: RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre  MSNBC News More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown  The Washington Post Live updates: CDC rescinds some layoff notices; Trump …

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Saturday reversed some layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after hundreds of scientists received “incorrect notifications” that they were laid off during the government shutdown, according to an official familiar with the matter. “The employees who received incorrect notifications were never separated from the agency and have all been notified that …

Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have been reinstated, according to the American Federation of Government Employees. After a new round of layoff notices sent late Friday night to around 1,300 workers at the CDC, approximately 700 were reinstated on Saturday, while about 600 remain laid off, according to the union, …

Sam Stein takes on the shocking Friday night purge inside the federal government—with mass firings at the CDC, Education Department, and more—explaining what really happened, why it breaks every precedent, and why insiders need to speak up now. Secure Tip Line: https://thebulwark.com/tips Sam Stein’s Signal Handle: asteinindc.09 Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes …

Mass CDC cuts hit staff dealing with measles, Ebola and disease forecasting  The Washington Post ‘The damage is beyond repair’: The CDC is facing another round of deep staff cuts  CNN Trump Administration Will Rehire Measles Experts Fired in Error  The New York Times Mass firings hit CDC  Politico Trump fires dozens of CDC officials in shutdown layoffs  The Hill Source link