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Story summary
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) fills positions, reclassifies roles as at-will Schedule P/C positions, and has hired two dozen staff.
- An internal survey reported 4% of CDC staff have very high morale.
- Despite losing a quarter of its workforce since fiscal 2024, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said the CDC will hire 12,000 new employees after layoffs, though only authorized for 900 hires.
