It’s being reported that around 1,200 employees have been fired from the National Institute of Health (NIH), which falls under the authority of HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.

Here’s the news via Fox 5 DC:

The National Institutes of Health, headquartered in Bethesda, has lost more than 1,000 employees in another round of federal worker firings. Similar to other federal layoffs the nation has seen in recent weeks, those workers learned that their jobs had been terminated through an unexpected — and some say unceremonious — email.

About 1,200 NIH employees received termination notification between Friday and Saturday. It featured the same language used across the board, stating that the cause of termination was alleged poor performance.

“Unfortunately, the agency finds that you are not fit for continued employment because your ability, knowledge and skills do not fit the agency’s current needs and your performance has not been adequate to justify further employment at the agency,” the NIH email read.

The letter states they have a right to appeal within 30 days.

Good! It’s about time the federal government was downsized like this. Well done RFK Jr and President Trump!