The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, announced plans to cut about 10,000 full-time jobs and close half of its regional offices.
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00:00The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or HHS announced plans to cut
00:04about 10,000 full-time jobs and close half of its regional offices under
00:08Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. This follows 10,000 voluntary departures
00:13reducing the department's workforce from 82,000 to 62,000. Kennedy said the
00:19restructuring aims to reduce bureaucracy and focus on reversing the chronic
00:23disease epidemic. The plan includes cutting 3,500 positions at the FDA that
00:28will not affect inspectors or drug medical device or food reviewers.