The Trump administration began to fire employees at the Food and Drug Administration Saturday, according to an email notice targeting workers under a probationary period.
The FDA said the employee was “not fit for continued employment” because their “ability, knowledge and skills do not fit the Agency’s current needs,” according to the email from acting chief human capital officer Jeffery Anoka, which was obtained by Bloomberg Law.
The employee’s performance was not adequate to justify further employment, according to the notice. The terminations become effective March 14.
Anoka, the FDA, and the US Department of Health and Human Services did ...