Hundreds of CDC workers are receiving permanent layoff notices, according to an Aug. 21 report from The Washington Post, which is based on interviews with sources familiar with the matter.  Officials with the American Federation of Government Employees — the union representing more than 2,000 agency workers — told the Post and the Associated Press that around 600 employees are being cut, with the terminations effective as of Aug. 18.

The layoffs affect individuals working in violence prevention, equal employment opportunity and the Freedom of Information office, union officials told the news outlets. An HHS official confirmed termination notices had been sent but declined to provide a specific figure. 

The latest round of layoffs come less than two weeks after a gunman fired nearly 20

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