Atlanta-Economy on WACN 21 Newshttps://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/tags/atlanta-economy/Recent content in Atlanta-Economy on WACN 21 NewsHugoen-us© 2026 WACN 21 News. All rights reserved.Wed, 02 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0400Thousands of CDC employees in Atlanta are laid off as part of a sweeping HHS reorganizationhttps://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/local/cdc-layoffs-hhs-reorganization/Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:30:00 -0400https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/local/cdc-layoffs-hhs-reorganization/<p>Thousands of employees at the <strong>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</strong> received termination notices by email Tuesday morning, part of a sweeping <strong>U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</strong> reorganization that will ultimately eliminate about <strong>2,400 positions</strong> at the Atlanta-based agency.</p> <p>The layoffs are the local front line of a broader <strong>10,000-position reduction</strong> across HHS announced last week by Health Secretary <strong>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</strong>, who has signaled since his confirmation that the department&rsquo;s workforce would be substantially restructured.</p>