Efficiency or essential work that is left?

“REad this e -mail immediately ”

That was the subject line of e -mails that started in the inboxes of thousands of employees at federal health authorities in the government who were in the government on Friday and continued the entire weekend.

The news was not good: recipients, employees who were still a probationary period at the Ministry of Health and Human Services and the agencies that supervises were told that they were terminated for poor performance, although many said they were previously only strong performance had received evaluations. Although their employment was effectively terminated immediately, they were told that they would receive 30 days of administrative leave.

“Unfortunately, the agency believes that you are not suitable for continuous employment because your skills, knowledge and skills do not match the current needs of the agency, and your performance has not been sufficient to justify further employment at the agency,” said several letters They were revised by Stat.

The total number of employees who were released – High officials had told Stat on Friday that no fewer than 5,200 might receive termination messages, although the exact figure is now expected to be slightly lower.

There may also have been some statements. It was reported that the Indian health service stood in line for large cuts; But they were not yet materialized. Likewise, members of the Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were warned on Friday that they were being fired, but by noon on Monday, no one had received termination letters.