Among those initially cut were staff responsible for the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a critical vehicle for disseminating public health findings.

In the second week of the U.S. government shutdown, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified some 1,300 employees they would be laid off — then rescinded hundreds of those notices within hours, a person familiar with the matter said.

The Trump administration is set to lay off entire offices and hundreds of CDC workers as part of mass job cuts during the federal shutdown, four sources told Reuters on Saturday.

A crowd-sourced list from CDC employees, reviewed by Reuters, suggested several units, including the entire Washington office, were targeted for termination. Two sources within the CDC and two at other health agencies confirmed the list’s validity.

  • Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one
    22·
    1 day ago

    I think the Republicans want to shut down the government. The Republicans haven’t added anything to the bill that the democrats asked for. It isn’t like it’s a suprise that they don’t have any Democrat votes.

    • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
      22·
      1 day ago

      Republicans don’t believe in government as a concept. They should not be allowed to be anywhere near power.

      • moody@lemmings.world
        2·
        23 hours ago

        Of course they do. They believe in Republican government. Any government that doesn’t advance their goals, though…