“Scientists in the labs were surprised that they were laid off so abruptly, a CDC official said. Even during government-wide shutdowns from funding lapses, the department would at least have plans for making sure essential labs could be run or shut down properly, the official said.”
Essential employees weren’t supposed to be RIFed according to the OPM memo. DOGE doesn’t care about any rules though, their real job is to slash and burn.
Jen, MPH :verified:
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