The Department of Health and Human Services sent reduction-in-force notices to approximately 778 more employees than it originally intended to, a human resources official for the agency said.

The department laid off about 1,760 employees on Oct. 10 when it only intended to send RIF notices to 982 employees, HHS Chief Human Capital Officer Thomas Nagy Jr. said in a court declaration Tuesday.

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“Employees have been working since October 10, 2025, to rescind the notices that had been issued in error. The final number of RIF notices that have been issued to HHS employees is 9

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