HHS Layoffs Expected
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Layoffs start at federal agencies that deal with health, drugs, food, health insurance

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the department's $1.7 trillion yearly budget, "has failed to improve the health of Americans " The layoffs are expected to shrink HHS to 62,000 positions, lopping off nearly a quarter of its staff.
Cuts are also expected at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health , or NIOSH , as part of the HHS restructuring.
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