The Trump administration laid off staff in the office that oversees safety and security at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just months after a deadly shooting at the agency’s Atlanta headquarters, agency employees and union members told NOTUS.
The cuts were made late last week as part of the administration’s move to reduce the federal workforce in response to the government shutdown.
Staff at the CDC’s Office of Safety, Security and Asset Management — including those working within the WorkLife Wellness Office and the Occupational Health and Safety Office — were among those swept up in the RIFS, a spokesperson for AFGE 2883, a union which represents workers at the CDC’s headquarters, told NOTUS.