HHS RIF

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about HHS contractors? Are they cutting contracts, the “USAID” way?

35% cuts to contracts is the current instruction. Spouse’s office has been ordered to submit justifications for all their contractors.

Thank you. Do you know what contracts are on the chopping block?

Sorry, I don’t know if this is across the board or specific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay….so we now know that consolidating and re-organizing for Government efficacy means looking at an org chart and cutting based on offices names that could be left-leaning or that, frankly, they just didn’t understand. No need to actually know what offices or people do. No need for a plan or people in place actually qualified to answer questions on what happens next…(just in case we had any doubt)

Exactly this. It’s causing so much chaos. The HHS Doge did this practically blindfolded and they don’t care. And it’s insane that Congress isn’t having a fit. Many of the things that were randomly cut are important to Republicans too. They have no idea the damage that has been done to HHS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this is what's disgusting: the HHS notice said the reductions "are primarily aimed at administrative positions including human resources, information technology, procurement, and finance" and will “target roles in high-cost regions and employees in programmatic areas that have been determined to be redundant or duplicative with other functions in HHS or across the federal government.” These are among the programs/agencies they have fully cut:

FDA/Center for Tobacco Products (CTP)/ Entire division gone
CDC Freedom of Information Act Office. Entire team
CDC Division of HIV Prevention, entire branch gone, all epidemiologists and health scientists
CDC, National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Entire team
CMS / Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights, whole office
FDA / Human Foods Program / Office of Communications, Education, and Engagement, entire team
National Institute of Organizational Safety and Health / whole offices in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Morgantown
FDA/ Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) / Office of Strategic Programs / Data Standards Staff, entire team
FDA/ Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research/ Office of Management, whole office
FDA/Office of Inspections and Investigations/Office of Management, whole office
FDA/Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)/Office of Management, whole office
CDC/National Center for Injury Prevention and Control/Division of Violence Prevention, entire team
CDC/Global Health Center/Division of Global HIV and TB/Strategy, Policy, and Communications Branch, entire team
NIH/national Institute on Aging
CDC/NCCDPHP/ Division of Reproductive Health/ Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
CDC/DEHSP - the entire division has been RIFd
CDC/EEO, whole office
CDC / Natl Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion / Division of Oral Health, nearly every employee in the division
SAMHSA / OTS-CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STATISTICS & QUALITY / OFFICE OF TREATMENT SERVICES/ Entire Office RIF'd
CDC / Global Health Center / Division of Global HIV and TB -- 7 of 14 Branches within Global HIV were completely RIF'd
FDA/CDER/ Office of New Drug Policy - entire office removed
FDA Office of management: all budget, HR and acquisitions are gone
SAMHSA / Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality / Office of Population Surveys. Entire office RIFed
HRSA/Bureau of Primary Health Care(BPHC), Office of Health Center Investment Oversight, entire office was eliminated

If we were at war and a foreign enemy had taken over our government, they would not close programs like these. Think about that.

Well, it sure feels like that’s what is happening.

[Anonymous]

Really wish there was clear guidance if the RIFs are done or if more are to come. Conflicting info on Reddit and everywhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really wish there was clear guidance if the RIFs are done or if more are to come. Conflicting info on Reddit and everywhere else.

Agree. They probably love the uncertainty for staff though bc it adds to our trauma which is the point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this is what's disgusting: the HHS notice said the reductions "are primarily aimed at administrative positions including human resources, information technology, procurement, and finance" and will “target roles in high-cost regions and employees in programmatic areas that have been determined to be redundant or duplicative with other functions in HHS or across the federal government.” These are among the programs/agencies they have fully cut:

FDA/Center for Tobacco Products (CTP)/ Entire division gone
CDC Freedom of Information Act Office. Entire team
CDC Division of HIV Prevention, entire branch gone, all epidemiologists and health scientists
CDC, National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Entire team
CMS / Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights, whole office
FDA / Human Foods Program / Office of Communications, Education, and Engagement, entire team
National Institute of Organizational Safety and Health / whole offices in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Morgantown
FDA/ Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) / Office of Strategic Programs / Data Standards Staff, entire team
FDA/ Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research/ Office of Management, whole office
FDA/Office of Inspections and Investigations/Office of Management, whole office
FDA/Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)/Office of Management, whole office
CDC/National Center for Injury Prevention and Control/Division of Violence Prevention, entire team
CDC/Global Health Center/Division of Global HIV and TB/Strategy, Policy, and Communications Branch, entire team
NIH/national Institute on Aging
CDC/NCCDPHP/ Division of Reproductive Health/ Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
CDC/DEHSP - the entire division has been RIFd
CDC/EEO, whole office
CDC / Natl Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion / Division of Oral Health, nearly every employee in the division
SAMHSA / OTS-CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STATISTICS & QUALITY / OFFICE OF TREATMENT SERVICES/ Entire Office RIF'd
CDC / Global Health Center / Division of Global HIV and TB -- 7 of 14 Branches within Global HIV were completely RIF'd
FDA/CDER/ Office of New Drug Policy - entire office removed
FDA Office of management: all budget, HR and acquisitions are gone
SAMHSA / Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality / Office of Population Surveys. Entire office RIFed
HRSA/Bureau of Primary Health Care(BPHC), Office of Health Center Investment Oversight, entire office was eliminated

"NIH/national Institute on Aging" is NOT eliminated at all.

May have just been some offices within it. At any rate, they cut the management offices, FOIA offices, comms offices, HR offices, and procurement offices in most agencies, so its going to be hard for remaining staff to get anything done. And if there are contractors, it will be hard to do any renewals, procurements, extensions, mods, etc. without enough staff to process anything, so its not like the private sector can pick up the slack. Unless the plan is to get rid of the FAR.

[Anonymous]

ACF is totally gone? What happens to their functions and task; just wow.

[Anonymous]

NIOSH is completely gutted. Basically free for all on employee safety at this point. People will be paying for this decades down the line when they develop unnecessary cancers and illnesses from toxic exposures.

[Anonymous]

So it is the day after and so depressing. Yesterday there was adrenaline and news. Today spouse is sleeping and will get up and start searching. This was a career a passion not just a job. Going from a hundred miles a minute to nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So it is the day after and so depressing. Yesterday there was adrenaline and news. Today spouse is sleeping and will get up and start searching. This was a career a passion not just a job. Going from a hundred miles a minute to nothing.

My family member is the same. Crawling up the walls trying ro find something to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ACF is totally gone? What happens to their functions and task; just wow.

Where did you hear ACF is totally gone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about HHS contractors? Are they cutting contracts, the “USAID” way?

35% cuts to contracts is the current instruction. Spouse’s office has been ordered to submit justifications for all their contractors.

Thank you. Do you know what contracts are on the chopping block?

Leidos Biomedical Research, which operates the NCI Frederick lab got a 35% cut.

[Anonymous]

Question about years of service added to RIF. Can any employment attorneys confirm if this is legitimate. It says years of service are added for performance ratings. Can this be used for the MRA plus 10 calculation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was the entire division of Radiogical Health and Devices at FDA canned or just certain offices?

This is pretty scary.

No. The reviewers are intact and so are the OSEL scientists.

The list, which may be inaccurate, says the whole division, or just the managers of this division- which also makes no sense. The managers of the reviewers are pretty important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Question about years of service added to RIF. Can any employment attorneys confirm if this is legitimate. It says years of service are added for performance ratings. Can this be used for the MRA plus 10 calculation?

No, this only affects your RIF standing. Not an employment attorney but just know this.