Some arrived to work on July 9 to find their badges no longer worked, Henderson said.
Because of a #federal #HiringFreeze that has been extended through October 15, the #USDA will not be able to replace the fired staff & will need to halt ongoing #scientific work that benefits #farmers, like a project to develop a #vaccine for a deadly #toxin that occurs in undercooked #beef, he said.
#Trump #BrainDrain #idiocracy #science #PublicHealth #labor #law #USpol
A former #BLS commissioner told Reuters that staff levels were considerably low at the agency.
"I understand that BLS staffing is down by at least 15% now, that's not reflected in any official numbers yet, because many of them are still being paid," said Erica Groshen. "They are not at work & it is impinging on the agencies. Also the #HiringFreeze means that they can't be replaced."
#economy #tariffs #inflation #recession #TrumpPurge #Trump #IgnoranceByDesign
Baylor College of Medicine has laid off more than 100 employees as it braces for an expected reduction in federal funding, marking the latest financial belt-tightening for a medical facility in Houston.
#Economy #Education #EducationNews #HealthScience #Healthcare #Houston #Local #News #BaylorCollegeOfMedicine #HealthcareLayoffs #HiringFreeze #MDAndersonCancerCenter #NationalInstitutesOfHealth #TexasMedicalCenter
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, considered a global leader in cancer treatment and research, has implemented a partial hiring freeze.
#Business #Economy #HealthScience #Healthcare #Houston #Local #News #HiringFreeze #MdAnderson #MDAndersonCancerCenterHouston #TexasMedicalCenter #TheUniversityOfTexasMDAndersonCancerCenter
The hospital system, which last year served about 187,000 patients in the Texas Medical Center and its other Houston-area locations, said in a statement this week that it’s “prioritizing the hiring of direct patient care positions and has paused hiring for new administrative positions.”
https://news.gallup.com/poll/659630/americans-economic-financial-expectations-sink-april.aspx
Americans' Economic, Financial Expectations Sink in April
#americans #economic #expectations #us #stocks #equities #stockmarket #growth #usa #employment #personal #money #financial #pessimism #gallup #confidence #index #ratings #conditions #inflation #trump #tariffs #retail #consumer #spending #tax #business #taxes #trade #imports #exports #markets #finance #unemployment #layoffs #jobs #jobless #unemployment #hiring #freeze #hiringfreeze #mainstreet #saving #savings #investing #investors #traders #food #energy #eggs #groceries #grocery #family #families #uspol #politics #gov #usgov #government #economy
Houston Mayor John Whitmire revealed this week he wants to freeze hiring for vacant positions in city government.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #HoustonMayor #Local #News #CityGovernment #CityOfHoustonBudget #HiringFreeze #HoustonBudgetDeficit #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire
Yesterday, I posted about the #hiringFreeze at UCSD due to #NIHcuts. According to "Inside Higher Ed", other universities also froze their hiring, in one way or another: #MIT #Northwestern #Columbia #NCSU
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