Trump plans widespread layoffs of healthcare workers, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The administration of Donald Trump is working on an order to lay off thousands of employees from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. However, the White House denies that such a document is being prepared.

This information comes from RBK-Ukraine citing The Wall Street Journal.

According to the WSJ, under the order that may be issued as soon as next week, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other health agencies will be required to reduce a certain percentage of their workforce. Officials have been instructed to prepare lists of employees on probation who play critical roles and should be retained, as well as those who should not be laid off.

The report emerged after the Trump administration offered 2 million federal civil servants the option to stop working this week while still receiving pay and benefits until September 30, as the new head of the White House seeks to downsize the government.

According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Health and Human Services employs over 83,000 people. The agencies within the department perform a range of functions, including monitoring the current outbreak of avian influenza and other viruses.

Trump Initiates "Cleanups"

It is worth noting that at the start of his second presidential term, Trump began with mass layoffs across various sectors.

Specifically, the U.S. administration will keep fewer than 300 employees at USAID, while the U.S. Agency for International Development has around 10,000 employees globally, including thousands of contractors, according to CNN.

Additionally, CNN reports that as part of Trump's initiative to reduce the federal workforce, all CIA employees were offered the option to resign with compensation. The CIA became the first national security agency to offer what is known as a "buyout" to all its employees.