US health department did not offer details on lay-offs at the agency. Affected projects included work to prevent rape and child abuse
At least 600 employees of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices in the wake of a recent court decision that protected some CDC employees from lay-offs but not others.
The notices went out this week and many people have not yet received them, according to the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents more than 2,000 dues-paying members at the CDC.
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday did not offer details on the lay-offs and referred to a March statement that said restructuring and downsizing were intended to make health agencies more responsive and efficient.
AFGE officials said they are aware of at least 600 CDC employees being cut.
