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HHS cuts to include 3.5K FDA layoffs, workers to be notified Friday

By STAT News  
   March 31, 2025

Around 3,500 employees are on the chopping block at the FDA, but they don't yet know who they are. The Health and Human Services Department on Thursday announced a sweeping plan to cut 10,000 jobs and consolidate operations across its sub-agencies. FDA drug, medical device, or food reviewers and inspectors will not be among those fired, according to an HHS fact sheet.

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