OP-ED: Why we need the ‘deep state’
By Gary Stout
Excerpt:
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) created an interactive tracking tool called the “DOGE Tracker” to document the damage caused by DOGE’s activities. Among the many findings were: 1) Overall, in the Center for Disease Control’s workforce, 2,400 federal layoffs or roughly 18% were let go; 2) In the Department of Health and Human Services, there were 50% cuts to the Office of Child Care and 50% cuts to Head Start offices; 3) The National Institute of Health experienced 1,200 layoffs; 4) The Social Security Administration lost 7,000 employees; 5) There were 3,500 terminations in the Food and Drug Administration; 6) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which includes the Weather Service, lost 1,300 employees.