Inside the HHS and FDA layoffs: How the DOGE operation planned mass cuts in secrecy
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This article provides an insider's account of the HHS Reduction in Force (RIF) at the FDA, based on agency files from the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). It details how the DOGE operation planned mass layoffs in secrecy, with employees discovering their termination via email or deactivated badges. The piece reveals the internal planning documents, the infighting that preceded the cuts, and additional proposed cuts that were narrowly avoided. It offers a critical look at the agency's "transformation" narrative and the human cost of the RIF process.
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· 3 pulledThose of us who were culled still remember waking up to the RIF notices in our inboxes or swiping our badges to discover that they had been deactivated.
Thousands of people out of work, with entire units swept away.
Many had lost their jobs seemingly at random, with little to no explanation from the press release on the agency's proposed 'transformation.'
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