Fired and then rehired: That's the story for many CDC employees.

The agency terminated some 1,300 workers Friday, but then rehired around 700 of them over the weekend, according to the union that represents federal workers.

Initial terminations included CDC employees working on the U.S. measles response and Ebola containment in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as staff at six global CDC offices, according to former CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry.

"I was very thrown off when that was laid off because that allows CDC to really respond to emergencies around the world," Houry said.

Houry says that the instability at the CDC is hurting morale at the agency.

"Morale is at an all-time low and continuing to plummet," Houry said. "Just really seeing how the secretary contin

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