HHS Offers Early Retirement To US FDA, Other Employees With More Layoff Plans Coming

The Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) plan would make many FDA employees with 20 or more years of service eligible for retirement, potentially increasing senior staff departures as the agency develops more layoff plans.

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The FDA must begin writing plans for more layoffs by 13 March. (Real Sports Photos/Shutterstock)

US Food and Drug Administration staff are being offered early retirement to further reduce the size of the HHS workforce as plans for more layoffs are in development.

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