How are the Trump administration's workforce cuts affecting important scientific and health programs?

The indiscriminate firing of federal scientists is undermining critical health and safety initiatives. Scientists working on nuclear security, bird flu response, and substance use disorder programs have been terminated without consideration of their work's importance. These layoffs appear based solely on HR classifications rather than an evaluation of job functions or program necessity. The laid-off scientist argues these cuts represent efficiency in firing people, not efficiency in government, and are detrimental to public health and safety missions. This approach contradicts the stated goal of making America healthy again.