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WASHINGTON — When Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping job cuts at his department last month, he said that safety inspectors who oversee U.S. foods and drugs wouldn't be impacted.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one of the most influential public health agencies in the world. From regulating the food we eat and the medicines we take, to overseeing cutting-edge ...

These cuts and restructurings follow the February 11, 2025, Executive Order which placed much of the federal government’s human resource management under the purview of the Department of Government ...