On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. WASHINGTON -- In a major overhaul, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies, including ones that oversee billions of dollars in funds for addiction services and community health centers across the country. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized the department he oversees as an inefficient "sprawling bureaucracy" in a video announcing the restructuring Thursday. He faulted the department's 82,000...

The Department of Health and Human Services is undergoing a dramatic overhaul, slashing its workforce and reshaping its mission in one of the most significant reorganizations in agency history. What we know: Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that HHS will reduce its total number of employees from 82,000 to 62,000 — a cut of 20,000 positions. About half of those reductions come from buyouts and early retirements, while the other 10,000 will be layoffs, according to Washington Post. In addition to workforce cuts, the department will consolidate its...

Health Secretary and anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slashing a total of 20,000 jobs across the Department of Health and Human Services—or about 24 percent of the workforce—in a sweeping overhaul said to improve efficiency and save money, Kennedy and the HHS announced Thursday. Combining workforce losses from early retirement, the "Fork in the Road" deferred resignation deal, and 10,000 positions axed in the reductions and restructuring announced today, HHS will shrink from 82,000 full-time employees to 62,000 under Kennedy and the Trump administration.

Update: Moments ago, the Department of Health and Human Services released its plan to "save taxpayers $1.8 billion per year through a reduction in workforce of about 10,000 full-time employees as part of this latest transformation." HHS will "streamline the functions of the Department. Currently, the 28 divisions of the HHS contain many redundant units.

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 of Health and Human Services is cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce and consolidating several of its departments, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday. The moves will save the sprawling department about $1.8 billion annually, the agency said in a news release, by reducing staff from 82,000 to 62,000. Half of those employees took buyouts and early retirement, while 10,000 will lose their jobs. Kennedy announced he will reduce the HHS’s 28 divisions to 15 and create a new Administration for a Healthy America that includes...

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to slash 10,000 jobs at his department, according to The Wall Street Journal. The cuts will hit the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Journal reported, citing documents it had reviewed. These would be in addition to the 10,000 employees who have...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will announce sweeping cuts to the department he heads on Thursday, according to a person familiar, the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically shrink the size of the federal government’s workforce and responsibilities.

Kennedy aims to cut 10,000 employees from the department — a figure on top of reductions already underway involving workers who accepted so-called buyout packages. The person familiar with the plans offered details on condition of anonymity ahead of the official announcement.