How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies

Reporting cited here

1. reported

   HHS's restructuring plan and subsequent reporting put the FDA reduction at approximately 3,500 positions, including staff supporting reviews, inspections, communications, and contracting.

   Passages and source records documenting: HHS restructuring eliminated about 3,500 FDA positions

   HHS restructuring eliminated about 3,500 FDA positions · HHS announced approximately 3,500 FDA position cuts

2. reported

   ProPublica's analysis of the HHS employee directory found more than 20,500 workers, about 18 percent of the department, had departed or been pushed out, including more than 3,000 scientists and public-health specialists and more than 1,000 regulators and inspectors.

   Passages and source records documenting: More than 20,500 HHS workers left or were pushed out

   More than 20,500 HHS workers left or were pushed out · ProPublica measured more than 20,500 departures across HHS agencies