East Bay Times
The East Bay Times is a daily newspaper in Walnut Creek, California that serves Contra Costa and Alameda County in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay area.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping cuts to his department on Thursday, the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically shrink the size of the federal government’s workforce and responsibilities. Kennedy plans to cut 10,000 employees, according to a statement from HHS. Combined with other departures from buyouts, the reductions mean the agency will employ 62,000 workers, down from 82,000. Kennedy also intends to streamline the department by consolidating its 28 divisions into 15, and cut regional offices from 10 to five. The department...