News Briefs: Exec Order Could Cut Thousands of HHS Jobs
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Feb 07, 2025
An executive order being penned by the White House would fire thousands of workers at HHS, The Wall Street Journal reported on Feb. 6, citing people familiar with the matter. But the article acknowledged that such a move may not actually materialize: The White House denied that an HHS-related order is forthcoming, and WSJ’s sources said the terms of the order haven’t yet been finalized. The news of the potential HHS worker purge comes just one day after CMS acknowledged that it was working with Elon Musk’s Dept. of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to find “opportunities for more effective and efficient use of resources in line with meeting the goals of President Trump.” CMS said two senior agency veterans — one focused on policy and one focused on operations — are “leading the collaboration with DOGE, including ensuring appropriate access to CMS systems and technology.” With the blessing of President Donald Trump, Musk’s DOGE has gained an unprecedented amount of access to federal agencies and systems in recent weeks. A federal judge on Feb. 6 limited two DOGE representatives’ access to a Treasury Dept. payments system, stating that they could have “read-only” access in order to perform their duties.
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