The US Department of Health and Human Services provided a federal judge with new details on planned workforce reductions issued during the government shutdown, the latest update in the Trump administration’s battle with federal worker unions that puts hundreds of jobs at stake.

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Chelsea Cirruzzo is a Washington correspondent at STAT, where she covers HHS. You can reach Chelsea on Signal at chelseacirruzzo.42. WASHINGTON — Federal health employees on Friday were being fired as the White House followed through on its threat to ...

Rachel Riley, a former McKinsey partner, helped execute sweeping layoffs at the health department this spring. Behind the scenes, her methods sparked turmoil.