On October 10, more than 1,300 CDC employees received termination notices. An additional 1,300 CDC employees are, according to the union, on administrative leave and being paid but not working. The estimate was compiled by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2883, which represents CDC workers. The CDC has been in turmoil since HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took office in February. In August, Kennedy fired CDC director Susan Monarez, who had been in the position for just a month.