Kennedy Jr. said he would significantly cut the size of the department he leads, reshaping the nation’s health agencies and closing regional offices. Kennedy on Thursday said the agency would ax 10,000 full-time employees spread across agencies tasked with responding to disease outbreaks,

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping cuts to the department he leads, the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically shrink the size of the US government’s workforce and responsibilities.

The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced sweeping cuts in several federal health agencies.