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15 were reinstated. The 16th had taken the "buyout".
The Trump administration's Health and Human Services Department (HHS) sent out reinstatement notices to staff members who were part of a federal healthcare program for 9/11 survivors, following a reduction-in-force notice directed at HHS and its subagencies as part of Trump's efforts to optimize the federal government.
The administration announced in mid-February that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would face cuts that would reduce the agency's workforce by roughly one-tenth. As part of that reduction in force, 16 workers at the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) were let go, an HHS official confirmed.
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New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, whose district in the Hudson Valley is home to many 9/11 first responders, reportedly indicated after the cuts that he was actively communicating with the Trump administration about them.
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After political pressure in early April, the Trump administration eventually restored WTCHP Administrator Dr. John Howard to his role as head operator of the program, according to Lawler, and today all the staff members at WTCHP who were let go as part of the administration's DOGE efforts have been reinstated.
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The Trump administration's Health and Human Services Department (HHS) sent out reinstatement notices to staff members who were part of a federal healthcare program for 9/11 survivors, following a reduction-in-force notice directed at HHS and its subagencies as part of Trump's efforts to optimize the federal government.
The administration announced in mid-February that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would face cuts that would reduce the agency's workforce by roughly one-tenth. As part of that reduction in force, 16 workers at the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) were let go, an HHS official confirmed.
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New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, whose district in the Hudson Valley is home to many 9/11 first responders, reportedly indicated after the cuts that he was actively communicating with the Trump administration about them.
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After political pressure in early April, the Trump administration eventually restored WTCHP Administrator Dr. John Howard to his role as head operator of the program, according to Lawler, and today all the staff members at WTCHP who were let go as part of the administration's DOGE efforts have been reinstated.
Trump admin reinstates 9/11 survivors program staff following HHS reorganization plan
The Trump administration reinstated staff at the World Trade Center Health Program after political backlash amid DOGE cuts to the popular 9/11 survivors' program.
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