CDC Set to Lose Quarter of Staff With Latest Layoffs, Union Says

By Ahmed Aboulenein
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Layoff notices sent over the weekend to U.S. CDC staff would see the agency lose almost a quarter of its workforce since President Donald Trump took office this year, the union representing them said on Tuesday.
The CDC notified some 1,300 employees they would be laid off on Friday night only to rescind around 700 on Saturday. The Department of Health and Human Services blamed a