Firings of hundreds of CDC employees reportedly reversed

Department of Health and Human Services rescinds more than half of the 1,300 termination notices it sent, reports say

The firings of hundreds of employees at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been reversed, according to several reports citing officials familiar with the matter, and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest union representing federal workers.

On Friday, the White House budget office announced that as a result of the ongoing government shutdown, reductions in force (RIFs) across agencies have begun.