Government shutdown means many CDC experts are skipping a pivotal meeting on infectious disease

An annual conference about infectious diseases is seeing a dramatic attendance decline, in part because Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts can’t participate. IDWeek is being held ...
Healthbeat on MSN

‘Going down the drain’: Atlanta global health work imperiled by U.S. aid cuts

Sudden cuts to U.S. global health aid this year have hit Atlanta-based international nonprofits hard, spurring layoffs of close to 1,000 workers, and imperiling their mission to help millions of ...
Atlanta Magazine

As more layoffs hit the CDC, Atlanta braces for the effects

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ground zero in a battle over the size and scope of the federal ...
Healthcare Dive

HHS says it can still fire workers despite judge’s order pausing shutdown layoffs

The 982 HHS employees who received reduction-in-force notices are not represented by the unions that are plaintiffs in the case, the department’s head of personnel argued in a court filing.
Becker's Hospital Review

Experts concerned about limited disease surveillance heading into virus season

Experts warn that the federal government shutdown and job cuts at the CDC could cloud visibility into respiratory virus activity and ...

Federal workers are pinching pennies during the shutdown: 'I'd love to come to work, but may not have gas money.'

Dozens of federal workers told Business Insider they are living paycheck to paycheck and cutting their spending during the ...