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HHS employees view latest performance reviews with suspicion
STAT • • world
Key Points:
- Federal employees at the Department of Health and Human Services face new requirements to submit 6,000-character self-assessments for their annual performance reviews by Friday.
- The Trump administration aims to "calibrate" employee rankings to ensure high ratings are more meaningful and to promote consistency across agencies.
- Many federal health workers, still affected by previous layoffs and ongoing staff departures, view the new performance review process with skepticism and distrust.
- The changes have intensified tensions between HHS employees and the Trump administration.
