RFK Jr. Promises ‘A New Era of Radical Transparency’ in First Staff Address as HHS Secretary

Kennedy said that transparency is how he will reverse America’s chronic disease epidemic as head of the health department.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed to launch “a new era of radical transparency” as he addressed his staff as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the first time on Feb. 18.

“I’m not going to come in here and impose my belief over any of yours. Instead, we’re going to work together to launch a new era of radical transparency,” Kennedy said.