r/DeptHHS

I’m over in ACF and it’s been crickets over here. :(

Who got the email from RFK Jr titled HHS Weekly: Making America Health Again?

Let's go grammar police.

I am so embarrassed to be an HHS employee.

Watching the all hands today conveyed quite a different tone from the way we were treated last year at the CDC. Last year, we were corrupt, Nazis, trying to hurt children, not performing “gold standard science” redundant, unneeded, defunded, literally afraid for our lives. This year, the shift to us now being recognized as unfairly treated, traumatized, hard working, essential, demoralized, with hints of empathy and appreciation by our appointees seems drastically different. Can someone please tell me how this administration decided one minute we were the devil, and now we are the opposite? One who is less cynical than I am would say “it means they finally realize our worth and we should be happy… forgive… forget”. But I am much more cautious. I don’t trust them. We still don’t have a director. We are still severely understaffed with no hiring in sight. There is still a marked attempt to discredit and/or censor our scientists and sow doubt and distrust of vaccines in the general public. To me, it isn’t enough to tell us we are great in an internal meeting, yet do nothing to actually show you the public what we have endured and how essential our agency is. Until this happens, I can’t feel at ease that our jobs are safe nor our mission will be revived simply because these new leaders are saying as much.

I’m so tired of this administration, HHS, and CMS! I swear it’s so messed up they can do us so dirty and move on like nothing ever happened. Especially after being fired for some bogus reason. Then you apply for your same job and can’t even make a freaking cert!
Then the justice system takes its sweet time while everything and everyone keeps moving forward.
The first judge should have ordered the probationary employees to be rehired after he found it to be illegal. What type of bs are they going to be able to offer us after so many years go by?
I’m just so freaking tired of having to barely scrape by and survive. The job market is shot, I live in the middle of nowhere without many options aside from industrial and fast food. Why do I have to lose everything I own after being illegally fired and there is not any recourse immediately available.

Feds who have been rehired, did you have your sick leave immediately available? I have to be off for two days around the time that I’m official again and I just wasn’t sure what my options were. The supervisor is ok with it, that’s not the issue. I just wasn’t sure if I would be able to use my previous sick leave or have to take LWOP.

Good day! We are excited to share that after **6 years** r/fda is back! Join us!

NTEU’s stated goal in taking this action is to force agencies to ensure the reasonable accommodation process actually works as the law intends, which is to support federal employees with disabilities. Everyone deserves dignity on the job.

Is all of CMS located in Woodlawn, MD, moving to Parklawn at 5600 Fishers Lane in Rockville, MD, or just some offices?

Anyone know what job series and grade will be hired? Also, what organization will be hiring the most people?

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-fda-officials-say-hiring-picks-up-speed-with-more-than-2000-jobs-start-2026-06-24/

This program aired on June 23, 2026. Please visit this link for archived recording.

https://wcomfm.org/2026/06/24/the-dismantling-of-american-biomedical-research/

More than a year after being separated from federal service, I received my first full-time job offer. Except, it wasn’t a great feeling.

I have been crying on and off since earlier, not from joy, but feelings of grieving what I lost. 1) The job is in a completely different line of work 2) Im not even making half of what I made in my federal role. It is a step up from my part time salary at the same employer, but I’m still not elated. I had worked so hard to get to where I was in my career to have it all ripped away in an instant. I have been pushed back skill wise and pay more than 15 years in my career.

I’m missing out on so much professional opportunity and feel that I’m stuck, like I have to accept this offered position. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for being given the opportunity, but I’m still just so sad and feel even more depressed than ever since learning I will be reclassified as full-time.

I’m so tired of waiting for better days.

Some are still remote while others had to RTO… how is that fair?

I'm curious whether anyone knows the rationale behind FDA's current hiring approach.

Across HHS, I've seen many vacancy announcements that are open nationwide or have broad geographic eligibility. In contrast, FDA appears to be limiting many positions to the DC metro/local commuting area.

Given the staffing shortages, loss of experienced employees during the 2025 reorganization and RIF, and FDA's ongoing recruiting efforts, this seems to significantly narrow the applicant pool. What makes this particularly surprising is that FDA has facilities, laboratories, district offices, resident posts, and other operations located throughout the country, not just in the Washington, DC area.

Has FDA leadership provided any explanation for this policy? Is it related to return-to-office requirements, budget constraints, workforce planning, or something else? I'm genuinely curious whether there's an operational reason for the difference between FDA and other HHS agencies.