"More than a dozen federal employees and contractors who work inside the Department of Health and Human Services told POLITICO they’ve noticed the change in tone, but aren’t seeing as much in the way of substance. They said they continue to distrust Kennedy and his deputies’ policy decisions."

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/13/rfk-jr-changes-approach-toward-staff-00961201

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RFK Jr.'s olive branch isn't winning over his staffers

But inside the health department, workers say the dysfunction of the DOGE era persists.

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