A CDC employee said the agency is reeling from deep workforce cuts and βrunning on fumes.β It lost thousands of employees last year, and has hired hundreds.
FILE - A sign stands at an entrance to the main campus of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)
The initiative, first teased in April, has garnered nationwide interest β DoD said it received more than 70,000 inquiries from prospective candidates.
The IG review comes after hundreds of DHS staff received mandatory reassignments, in some cases to support the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
FILE - The Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington, on June 5, 2015. The Department of Homeland Security says the U.S. faces a "heightened threat environment" with the approach of the holidays. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
OPM Director Scott Kupor wrote that the changes are part of how the administration is trying to create high-performing organizations and promote accountability.
A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment also known as The Old Guard, places flags in front of each headstone for "Flags-In" at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Thursday, May 25, 2023, to honor the Nation's fallen military heroes ahead of Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)