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HHS Offers Buyouts to Reshape Workforce Amid Resignations

3/9/2025

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Health and Human Services (HHS) employees were offered a voluntary buyout on March 14, as Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeks to reshape the workforce by targeting those with ties to the pharmaceutical industry. This initiative echoes President Trump's call for agency downsizing, with resigning staff potentially receiving up to $25,000.

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Story summary

Health and Human Services (HHS) employees were offered a voluntary buyout on March 14, as Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeks to reshape the workforce by targeting those with ties to the pharmaceutical industry. This initiative echoes President Trump's call for agency downsizing, with resigning staff potentially receiving up to $25,000.