India, March 28 -- U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has announced plans to reduce the workforce in the department by about 10,000 full-time employees.
When combined with HHS' other efforts, including early retirement and Fork in the Road, the restructuring results in a total downsizing from 82,000 to 62,000 full-time employees.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the dramatic restructuring is in accordance with President Donald Trump's Executive Order, implementing the Department of Government Efficiency's Workforce Optimization Initiative.
The restructuring plan will consolidate the 28 divisions of the HHS into 15 new divisions, and establish a new Administration for a Healthy America, or AHA.
It will centralize core functions such a...