INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Department of Health and Human Services has offered voluntary buyouts worth $25,000 to most of its 80,000 employees
Staff received the buyout proposal via email last Friday evening
Employees can start applying today
All responses must reach human resources offices by Friday, March 14 at 5 p.m.HHS manages critical health agencies including the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and Food and Drug Administration
The department controls a massive $1.7 trillion annual budget
previously indicated his plans for staff cuts
(Photo Internet reproduction)The timing raises concerns as CDC staff currently battle a measles outbreak across West Texas and New Mexico
Two deaths have occurred so far
Health experts worry these reductions might weaken emergency response capabilities.Similar buyouts recently reached Social Security
Federal agencies announced 62,200 job cuts in February alone
These cuts pushed nationwide layoffs to their highest level since July 2020.The administration previously offered federal workers deferred
resignations with eight months of salary
About 75,000 employees accepted this initial offer
Thousands of probationary employees also faced termination.
