Trump, CDC and Health Program

CDC's "disease detectives" apparently spared in DOGE cuts at health agencies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC's "disease detectives" — feared the impact of job cuts.
Trump, CDC fully restore 9/11 health program cuts from DOGE axe
Cuts announced last week by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were restored Thursday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb. 21.
Trump, After G.O.P. Criticism, Reverses Cuts to 9/11 Survivors’ Program
About 20 percent of the World Trade Central Health Program’s staff had been terminated amid President Trump’s slashing of the federal work force.
Trump Admin Agrees to Restore 9/11 Health Program Funding
After overwhelming blowback from both sides of the aisle, President Donald Trump’s administration has agreed that DOGE will keep its hands off the World Trade Center Health Program, which provides medical care and monitoring to more than 100,
Trump restores 9/11 research funding cut by DOGE. Will WTC health program jobs be next?
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis on X said research and jobs were restored. Others in Congress say they are still working on restoring WTC Health Program jobs.
Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program reversed after bipartisan push
More than 140,000 survivors diagnosed with illnesses after the 2001 terrorist attacks have been enrolled in the program.
CDC restores 9/11-related cancer research funding after DOGE's cancellation, officials say
The CDC has restored a $257,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research after the Trump administration's Department of ...
DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data
The president’s special commission now has an unprecedented ability to view and manipulate information at many federal ...
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Georgia lawmakers slam DOGE firings, especially at Atlanta-based CDC
At the state Capitol on Friday, dozens of current and recently-fired CDC employees stood behind lawmakers to protest the ...
A comprehensive look at DOGE’s firings and layoffs so far
Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Donald Trump’s ...
Spared by DOGE—For Now
The country’s first line of defense against public-health threats has been spared by DOGE—for now.
CDC worker fired in Trump federal worker purge questions if she has a future in Iowa
Get updates of all things Iowa politics delivered to your inbox. According to USA Today, thousands of federal ...
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9/11 cancer research funding saved from DOGE 'chopping block' after bipartisan outcry
The mass layoffs of federal government workers being pushed by the Trump Administration with the help of the Elon Musk-led ...
Georgia Republican faces town hall backlash over DOGE's 'chainsaw approach' to government cuts
Rep. Rich McCormick, who represents a safe GOP district, came under harsh criticism that focused on the Trump ...