HHS To E&C: Staff Cuts Were Based On Personnel Code, Not Merit; Deadline Of June 2 To Bring People Back

By Dorothy Mills-Gregg / April 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM

HHS cut staff with a “scalpel,” but used personnel codes rather than merit or performance evaluations to determine who to cut and the department has until June 2 to decide whether the department needs to rehire the personnel they cut, according to congressional staff who attended the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s closed-door briefing with HHS staff Friday (April 11).


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