RFK Jr. Cuts at HHS Affect HIPAA, Cyber Response Units

HHS Laying Off 10,000 More People, Consolidating Divisions, Shifting Priorities Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • March 27, 2025

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a major restructuring and workforce reductions on Thursday. The changes disclosed so far include reshuffling units of HHS involved in healthcare sector cybersecurity response activities and HIPAA regulatory work.

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HHS is cutting another 10,000 people on top of 10,000 workers who have left in recent weeks by taking early retirement or whose jobs have been eliminated as parts of other efforts in the Trump administration's federal government overhaul, the department said.

These cuts, in addition to reshuffling the organization ...