
Layoffs started. Atlanta-based CDC employees received pink slips Tuesday as the Trump administration began cutting thousands of federal health jobs. Why It Matters: Atlanta residents working at the CDC now face unemployment during a major government restructuring that could impact the region’s economy and the nation’s ability to track diseases. What’s Happening: The Department of Health and Human Services is eliminating positions across major health agencies. • 2,400 CDC positions will be cut, according to HHS • Officials say up to 10,000 total health department workers nationwide will...