US Health Agencies Start Terminations

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced 10,000 workers would be fired.

A federal worker (R), who lost her job gets help carrying some of her belongings from her office at the Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building that houses the US Department of Health and Human Services, in Washington on April 1, 2025. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Federal health agencies have started terminations recently announced by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., employees said on April 1.

One person who has worked for the federal government for decades said she and co-workers regularly worked more than 10 hours a day and were surprised on the morning of April 1 to find they were unable to enter their workplace.