FedScoop

HHS, Education, IRS among agencies impacted by Trump RIFs during shutdown

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Appropriations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty ...
RAPS

RIF separation letters go out to HHS employees after Supreme Court order

Many Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees who were placed on administrative leave as part of the Trump administration’s reduction-in-force (RIF) actions earlier this year were ...
Washington Examiner

HHS said ‘data discrepancies and processing errors’ led to RIF of nearly two times more employees than intended

The Department of Health and Human Services sent reduction-in-force notices to approximately 778 more employees than it originally intended to, a human resources official for the agency said. The ...
JD Supra

U.S. District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Restoring Seven Federal Grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Citing Retaliation for Constitutionally Protected Activity

In mid-December 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”)—both agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
MedPage Today

Some Fired HHS Workers Protected From Cuts For Now

Although HHS has tried to argue that some of its employees aren't protected by a federal judge's recent order, the agency confirmed to MedPage Today that reductions-in-force (RIFs) are paused for all ...