Probationary NIH Staffers Fired Amid DOGE Cuts Told Their Performance Was Inadequate

National Institutes of Health (NIH) staffers who were dismissed over the weekend amid a wave of Department of Government Efficiency cuts across the federal government were told they were being let go in part because of inadequate performance, setting the stage for legal challenges by unions who say the proper procedure wasn’t followed. A probationary employee at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shared a termination notice with Inside Health Policy that was sent Saturday evening (Feb. 15) from...