The executive order could come as soon as next week, if the Trump administration goes ahead with plans, according to people familiar with the matter.

Under the order, which could come as soon as next week, the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health agencies would have to cut a certain percentage of employees, the WSJ said. (Reporting by Jasper Ward and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Caitlin Webber)

Federal health workers brace for layoffs as White House instructs HHS to rank workers - White House denies any executive orders related to the sweeping health agency are underway

The next section of the federal workforce to face mass firings by the Trump administration could be health workers. White House aides are preparing an executive order to fire thousands of employees in the Department of Health and Human Services,