Vence Bonham Jr., the highest ranking official at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), has been put on administrative leave, according to

Top federal health leaders across the Department of Health and Human Services were effectively ousted Tuesday from their posts.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, health researcher and Stanford economist, confirmed as the next leader of the National Institutes of Health in a 53-47 vote.

Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.

The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices came just days after President Donald Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights at HHS and other agencies throughout the government.

A massive wave of job cuts began at US health agencies early Tuesday, with some employees receiving early morning emails that their jobs were eliminated and some unable