Readers Sound Off on NIH Staff Cuts, Work Requirements, and More

AI Briefing

• – NH workers face uncertainty as NIH plans to cut staff, some employees say work requirements are 'unrealistic', NIH staff unions object to proposed work requirements
• – NIH staff union objects to proposed 'objective performance metrics' that they say could be used to justify layoffs or terminations
• – NIH director Francis Collins says agency will do its best to minimize disruptions from staff cuts