‘A slap in the face’: Atlanta single mom fired from CDC job only 66 days before her probation ended — now she’s had to turn to food stamps, Medicaid to get by
Carolyn Corrigan was fired from her government job amid the Trump administration's efforts to decrease the federal workforce.
Reductions in force: A look at which agencies are affected by DOGE-led job cuts
The deep cuts across federal agencies since Donald Trump’s return to the White House include reductions in force, which mean not only layoffs but also elimination of positions altogether.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution2d
CDC layoffs spark grief, trauma, and unease among workers, their families
Critics charge that its cuts to the public health workforce so far have been indiscriminate, wasteful and cruel.
FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN7d
Some fired CDC employees told to come back to work via e-mail
About 180 CDC employees received emails allowing them to return to work after being laid off. The reinstatement follows ...
‘Read this e-mail immediately': CDC tells about 180 fired employees to come back to work
With 180 more people now being told they can return, the actual number of CDC employees terminated so far would seem to stand ...
WABE5d
What Trump's CDC, health program cuts could mean for Atlanta’s role in disease research
It was January when the email came. After a roughly six-month-long hiring process that included fingerprinting and other ...
WSB Radio2d
Workers at Atlanta-based CDC offered buyout
ATLANTA — Monday marked the first day that workers at several federal health agencies, including the Atlanta-based Centers ...
Atlanta News First on MSN7d
Some fired CDC workers receive emails asking them to come back to work
Reports say dozens of laid-off workers received an email that rescinded their terminations and apologized for the disruption ...
WGAU Athens Radio on MSN2d
Flu season reaches peak, CDC says
ATLANTA — The flu season has reached its peak, according to new data from the Atlanta-based CDC. This comes just weeks after ...
CDC nominee Dave Weldon is likely to be pressed on his vaccine views at Senate hearing
President Trump's nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting ready to appear before Congress ...
Atlanta News First on MSN5d
CDC launching study into potential connection between vaccines and autism, reports say
The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will launch a study into the potential connection between ...
CDC asks researchers to assess how their projects align with Trump administration priorities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked some scientists to assess how their research aligns with the priorities ...