9/11 News Items (5/1/26)
Arnold Korotkin
Below are summaries with URLs to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation Issues. An archive of past articles year by year can by found on the 911 Health Watch website
BIPARTISAN EFFORTS SHIELDED WTC HEALTH PROGRAM THROUGH YEAR OF UNCERTAINTY
Newsday | April 28, 2026
A year later, advocates and lawmakers have notched a series of victories, one-by-one, to shield the program from the fate of some of the other federal agencies gutted last year by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
N.Y. STATE PBA CALLS ATTENTION TO 9/11-RELATED ILLNESSES AFTER DEATH OF FORMER OFFICER
Spectrum News 1 | April 28, 2026
The PBA and the state Department of Environmental Conservation said Environmental Conservation Officer Ronald Bosela was laid to rest this weekend in the Buffalo area. State officials say he died from an illness related to service at the World Trade Center in New York City.
OrangeSlices | April 28, 2026
GDIT beats out a slew of competition to win this 10-year contract in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
KENNEDY RESTORES STAFFING AT 9/11 HEALTH PROGRAM AHEAD OF CAPITOL HILL TESTIMONY
ABC News | April 21, 2026
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. heads to Capitol Hill Thursday after restoring staffing at the World Trade Center Health Program, a move that could ease one of the most persistent points of bipartisan criticism he has faced for months.
WTC HEALTH PROGRAMS AIMS TO FILL VACANT JOBS AFTER PRESSURE FROM NY DELEGATION
Newsday | April 21, 2026
The Trump Administration has agreed to reverse staffing cuts at the federal health program that supports the needs of 9/11 responders and survivors.
WTC HEALTH PROGRAM TO ALLEVIATE STAFFING SHORTFALL FOLLOWING DEEP BUDGET CUTS
NY Daily News | April 21, 2026
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. has agreed to lift a hiring freeze at the World Trade Center Health Program, restoring the compensation fund for 9/11 survivors and first responders to full staff for the first time in more than a year.
HHS REVERSES STAFFING CUTS TO CRUCIAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM USED BY 9/11 SURVIVORS
New York Post | April 21, 2026
Officials in the CDC, a subagency of HHS, informed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) this week that the World Trade Center Health Program had gotten approval to hire 37 more employees to reach a goal of 120 full-time workers, following inquiries from her and Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office.
FDNY’S TOP DOC JOINS CHORUS CALLING FOR FIXING WTCHP
The Chief | April 21, 2026
The World Trade Center Health Program’s understaffing has stalled grant funding, delayed program enrollment and halted the certifications of new conditions to be covered by the program, the FDNY’s top doctor told The Chief in an interview earlier this month.
BMJ Open Respiratory Research | April 21, 2026
Pulmonary sarcoidosis is associated with occupational silica, pesticides, WTC dust and mould.
GILLIBRAND HOSTS LABOR GATHERING FEATURING NEW YORK STATE UNION LEADERS
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | April 21, 2026
The morning-long event featured a series of remarks and discussions aimed at ensuring every New Yorker has the resources and protections to thrive in a changing economy.
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