GoKawiilDOGE-driven layoffs gut CDC HIV/STD center and eliminate NIOSH entirely
Federal workforce cuts have removed roughly 2,400 jobs at the CDC, including 18% of its overall staff and 27% of the 1,700-person Center on HIV and STD Prevention. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health was eliminated outright, cutting 1,600 positions, while the Administration for Children & Families lost about 700 jobs, including roughly half its Office of Child Care staff and 40-50% of Head Start regional offices, with five regional offices closed entirely.
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These cuts strike agencies responsible for disease surveillance, workplace safety, and childcare oversight, functions that have measurable public health and economic payoffs, such as the CDC's testing programs that previously averted over a billion dollars in medical costs. The complete elimination of NIOSH could leave gaps in protections for farmworkers and others facing occupational hazards like H5N1 exposure, though the full operational consequences remain to be seen. Reduced Head Start capacity and child care oversight may also affect low-income families who rely on these federally coordinated services.
- CDC lost about 2,400 jobs overall, with its HIV/STD prevention center losing 27% of staff.
- NIOSH, which oversees occupational safety research, was fully eliminated, cutting 1,600 positions.
- ACF cut roughly 700 jobs, closing five Head Start regional offices and halving Office of Child Care staff.
Source: clasp.org, 2026-11-09
Published there as: “Tracking the Harm of DOGE Cuts”
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