{"id":2416656,"date":"2025-03-27T13:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-set-to-take-an-axe-to-his-own-department-offices-shuttered-thousands-of-jobs-cut\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T13:50:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:50:03","slug":"rfk-jr-set-to-take-an-axe-to-his-own-department-offices-shuttered-thousands-of-jobs-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-set-to-take-an-axe-to-his-own-department-offices-shuttered-thousands-of-jobs-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. Set to Take an Axe to His Own Department: Offices Shuttered, Thousands of Jobs Cut"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-set-to-take-an-axe-to-his-own-department-offices-shuttered-thousands-of-jobs-cut%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2416656&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is undergoing important restructuring,which will result in approximately 10,000 job cuts. HHS Secretary Robert F. kennedy, jr. announced the cuts as part of a strategy to realign the organization to its core mission of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-calls-out-media-government-censorship-complex\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. Calls Out Media-Government Censorship Complex\">addressing chronic disease<\/a>. This overhaul intends to streamline operations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-nike-marketing-specialist-who-says-israel-not-hamas-is-massacring-civilians\/\" title=\"Introducing the Nike Marketing Specialist Who Claims Israel, Not Hamas, Is &#039;Killing Innocent People&#039;\">reduce bureaucratic inefficiencies<\/a>, and ultimately save taxpayers an estimated $1.8 billion annually.<\/p>\n<p>The restructuring will consolidate 28 divisions into 15 and reshape several agencies within HHS, including the Food and Drug Governance, which will lose around 3,500 positions, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which will take on additional responsibilities while cutting about 2,400 jobs. The goal is to establish a new entity, the Administration for a Healthy America, aimed at improving health resources for low-income Americans and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tackling public health challenges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration emphasized that this reorganization is intended to serve the entire American public better while managing costs more effectively. Secretary Kennedy noted the previous HHS budget growth under the previous administration did not correlate with improved American health outcomes, reinforcing the need for reform.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Health and Human Services is cutting about 10,000 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We aren&rsquo;t just reducing bureaucratic sprawl. We are realigning the organization with its core mission and our new priorities in reversing the chronic disease epidemic,&rdquo; HHS Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-sean-hannity-visit-fast-food-restaurant-rfkd-fries-customers-raving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert F. Kennedy<\/a>, Jr. said, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/about\/news\/hhs-restructuring-doge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> on the HHS website. &ldquo;This Department will do more &mdash; a lot more &mdash; at a lower cost to the taxpayer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over time, bureaucracies like HHS become wasteful and inefficient even when most of their staff are dedicated and competent civil servants,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This overhaul will be a win-win for taxpayers and for those that HHS serves. That&rsquo;s the entire American public, because our goal is to Make America Healthy Again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The release said these latest cuts that will realign 28 divisions into 15 divisions and will save $1.8 billion per year as &mdash; combined with previous workforce reductions &mdash; the department will shrink from 82,000 to 62,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-we-will-absolutely-not-target-everyday-americans-with-new-army-of-agents\/\" title=\"IRS: We Will \u2018Absolutely Not\u2019 Target Everyday Americans With New Army Of Agents\">000 full-time employees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The restructuring will create an Administration for a Healthy America while &ldquo;ending America&rsquo;s epidemic of chronic illness by focusing on safe, wholesome food, clean water, and the elimination of environmental toxins,&rdquo; the release said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are streamlining HHS to make our agency more efficient and more effective. We will eliminate an entire alphabet soup of departments, while preserving their core functions by merging them into a new organization called the Administration for a Healthy America or AHA. This&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BlQWUpK3u7\">pic.twitter.com\/BlQWUpK3u7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecKennedy\/status\/1905243470366670926?\">March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecKennedy\/status\/1905243470366670926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>, Kennedy said during the Biren era, the HHS budget grew by 38 percent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All that money has failed to improve the health of Americans,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/about\/news\/hhs-restructuring-doge-fact-sheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fact sheet<\/a> posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-tells-hhs-staff-formerly-taboo-questions-about-childhood-vaccines-will-be-investigated-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HHS<\/a>, the Food and Drug Administraion will lose about 3,500 positions.<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will assume the functions of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and then cut about 2,400 jobs, which includes about 1,000 jobs from the ASPR.<\/p>\n<p>The National Institutes of Health will be cut by about 1,200 people.<\/p>\n<p>The department&rsquo;s 10 regional offices will be reduced to five.<\/p>\n<p>The release said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-hits-top-food-ceos-ultimatum-junk-ingredients-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Administration for a Healthy America<\/a> will be an amalgamation of existing HHS offices and will function to &ldquo;improve coordination of health resources for low-income Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/rfk-jr-job-cuts-health-human-services-bdec28b0?st=bag1QR&amp;reflink=desktopweb_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, Kennedy backed now-President Donald Trump during the election, saying the new administration would &ldquo;make America healthy again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\">Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought targeted the CDC in a comment last fall.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look at CDC,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Most of them don&rsquo;t even do public health. They are researchers that publish material. Who knows if it&rsquo;s even relevant or not? They even themselves had to admit they were a failure in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">public health crisis<\/a> that comes once in a generation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. stated in a press release that the department is not only trimming bureaucratic excess but also restructuring to better align with its primary mission and new goals aimed at combating chronic diseases. He emphasized that this change will enhance efficiency while reducing costs for taxpayers, aiming to serve the entire American public more effectively. The reorganization will consolidate 28 divisions into 15, resulting in annual savings of $1.8 billion and a workforce reduction from 82,000 to 62,000 employees overall.<\/p>\n<p>The restructuring will establish an Administration for a Healthy America focused on addressing chronic illness through safe food, clean water, and reducing environmental toxins. Kennedy noted that during the previous administration&#8217;s tenure, HHS&#8217;s budget increased by 38% without improving Americans&#8217; health outcomes. 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