Jim O'Neill was deputy secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services and also acting director of the CDC after the abrupt ouster of Susan Monarez in August 2025.

For 28 days last summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had a director who had been confirmed by the Senate. But in less time than it took Susan Monarez to get approved, she was fired ...

Susan Monarez was fired in August 2025 as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a move that drew attention amid broader debates over the direction of federal health policy ...

More than a year into the second Trump administration, the CDC is still operating without a permanent director — which, former CDC officials said, puts national health and safety at risk.“This is ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.(AP) — Two former senior officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including one fired by the Trump administration, will join California as public health ...

(The Hill) – Susan Monarez, the longtime government scientist recently confirmed as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has been let go from her position after less than ...