US health agency employees given $25k resignation offer, according to reports
The HHS has allegedly extended a voluntary separation package to its employees in response to Trump's initiatives aimed at reducing government expenditures. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reportedly extended a voluntary separation package to its 80,000 employees, offering $25,000 to encourage resignations in alignment with President Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce government spending.
According to reports from CBS News and NBC News, the health agency informed its employees via email on Friday night about a "voluntary separation incentive payment" designed to lower the workforce without implementing forced layoffs. Those interested in the buyout have until March 14 to apply, with anticipated departures set to occur before the end of the fiscal year. There has been no response from the White House or HHS regarding media inquiries.
HHS manages several prominent health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others. The reported buyout initiative follows a series of job cuts throughout the agency. Recently, thousands of probationary HHS employees—those who have been with the agency for less than a year—were informed that they would be terminated. The CDC has also experienced significant workforce reductions.
In late February, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hinted at the possibility of further cuts within his department, mentioning that he had a "generic list" of employees he aimed to let go.
These buyout offers are part of Trump’s overall strategy to combat government spending and bureaucracy, which is being led by the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the direction of billionaire Elon Musk. Since its formation shortly after Trump’s inauguration, DOGE has initiated a comprehensive reorganization of federal agencies, resulting in job cuts, program eliminations, and departmental restructures.
Recently, DOGE disclosed that the Inter-American Foundation, a U.S. foreign aid agency, had been reduced to a single employee, the minimum necessary for its operations. Additionally, USAID, the primary means for Washington to fund political projects overseas, saw a layoff of 2,000 employees, with many of the remaining staff placed on leave.
Mathilde Moreau for TROIB News
According to reports from CBS News and NBC News, the health agency informed its employees via email on Friday night about a "voluntary separation incentive payment" designed to lower the workforce without implementing forced layoffs. Those interested in the buyout have until March 14 to apply, with anticipated departures set to occur before the end of the fiscal year. There has been no response from the White House or HHS regarding media inquiries.
HHS manages several prominent health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others. The reported buyout initiative follows a series of job cuts throughout the agency. Recently, thousands of probationary HHS employees—those who have been with the agency for less than a year—were informed that they would be terminated. The CDC has also experienced significant workforce reductions.
In late February, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hinted at the possibility of further cuts within his department, mentioning that he had a "generic list" of employees he aimed to let go.
These buyout offers are part of Trump’s overall strategy to combat government spending and bureaucracy, which is being led by the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the direction of billionaire Elon Musk. Since its formation shortly after Trump’s inauguration, DOGE has initiated a comprehensive reorganization of federal agencies, resulting in job cuts, program eliminations, and departmental restructures.
Recently, DOGE disclosed that the Inter-American Foundation, a U.S. foreign aid agency, had been reduced to a single employee, the minimum necessary for its operations. Additionally, USAID, the primary means for Washington to fund political projects overseas, saw a layoff of 2,000 employees, with many of the remaining staff placed on leave.
Mathilde Moreau for TROIB News
