WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s top aide who is also the Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will leave his current role as part of a larger shakeup of health department leadership, Politico reported on Friday citing two […]
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US HHS deputy secretary and acting CDC chief Jim O’Neill to leave posts, Politico reports
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WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s top aide who is also the Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will leave his current role as part of a larger shakeup of health department leadership, Politico reported on Friday citing two HHS officials and a person familiar with the personnel decision.
HHS General Counsel Mike Stuart, the agency’s top lawyer, will also leave, Politico reported. They will be offered new roles within the Trump administration, the report said. It was not immediately clear if the new posts are within HHS or at other agencies.
An HHS spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On Thursday, HHS Secretary Kennedy announced changes to his management team.
As part of the changes, according to the agency, Chris Klomp will become chief counselor and oversee all operations of the department, while Kyle Diamantas and Grace Graham will serve as senior counselors for the Food and Drug Administration and John Brooks as senior counselor for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
(Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein in Washington and Sneha S K in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)