Nearly 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employees

The Trump administration is laying off 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shrinking the public health agency as part of an effort to cut costs across the federal government.

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is losing about 10% of its staff as the Trump administration moves ahead with plans to shrink the nation's federal workforce.