What stripping civil service protections for thousands of federal workers will mean for HHS ‘Schedule F’ designation makes it easier to fire some grant reviewers, epidemiologists, and policy advisers

https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/05/schedule-f-changes-impacts-nih-cdc-fda/ By Anil Oza, Chelsea Cirruzzo, and Lizzy LawrenceJune 5, 2026