Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees are being offered up to $25,000 to say goodbye to agencies to help them shrink under President Donald Trump's plan to reduce the federal workforce.
In an email sent Friday, HHS, led by Chief Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said it had received permission from the Department of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide payments for voluntary separation incentives.
The OPM “can allow institutions that are being miniaturized or restructured to offer employees a payment of up to $25,000 as an incentive to voluntarily separate,” according to the email. This incentive is aimed at those in surplus positions or those with skills no longer needed within the department.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. currently employs around 80,000 people and leads the Department of Health and Human Services, the second most costilo agency in the US budget. (Getty Images)
This payment is available to most employees within HHS. These include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Employees also have the option to receive payment if they are eligible Options or early retirement, According to the OPM website.
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“By allowing employees to leave the government, agencies can minimize or avoid involuntary separations by using destructive reductions at effective costs,” the website says.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are all operated under the Department of Health and Human Services. (AP/Jacqueline Larma)
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, there are about 80,000 people currently working in some capacity at HHS.
Offers will be available on Monday and forms must be submitted to your local HR office by 5pm on Friday
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HHS is the second most kothrilling federal agency, accounting for 20.6% 2025 US budget It has $2.4 trillion in budget resources, according to USaspending.gov. Most of that money is spent by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.
HHS spends most of its budget on the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. (istock)
The only institution with more expenditure is the Ministry of Finance.
