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ABC News can confirm that layoffs have begun at the Department of Health and Human Services, including at the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Tuesday marked the beginning of the end for the federal government’s public health authorities, with a 5am wave of reduction-in-force (RIF) emails placing thousands of employees on notice for imminent...

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