Reviving Health Services: HHS Plans Major Hiring
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced plans to hire 12,000 additional employees. This move comes as a response to previous cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency, which reduced the department's workforce from 82,000 to 62,000 last year.
Devdiscourse News Desk | Washington DC | Updated: 17-04-2026 00:59 IST | Created: 17-04-2026 00:59 IST
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The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has announced a substantial recruitment drive for his department.
On Thursday, he discussed plans to hire 12,000 new employees to counteract the staffing shortages caused by previous employment reductions.
These cuts were initiated by the Department of Government Efficiency, which had slashed the workforce from 82,000 to 62,000 last year. The current employee count is 72,000, according to Kennedy.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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