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FDA to replace laid-off employees with contractors, sources say
The Food and Drug Administration is finalizing plans to replace some of the employees it laid off with contractors, three FDA ...
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Crucial FDA drug reviews expected to be slowed by job cuts
A former top FDA official said it’s only a matter of time before the chaos at the agency starts to impact drug reviews.
RFK Jr. says FDA has become a ‘sock puppet’ in meeting with staff
The Food and Drug Administration has become a “sock puppet” of the industries it regulates, Health and Human Services ...
Mass layoffs hit workers at HHS; sweeping cuts extend to CDC, NIH, FDA: Recap
Layoffs of 10,000 Health and Human Services employees begin. Agencies devoted to seniors, minorities and HIV prevention ...
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FDA Job Cuts, Key Departures Bring ‘Revolving Door’ Debate Front and Center
With the recently announced layoffs of 3,500 FDA staffers and exits of branch directors Patrizia Cavazzoni and Peter Marks, ...
‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies
A massive wave of job cuts got underway at US health agencies Tuesday, with some employees receiving early-morning emails ...
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FDA staff cuts could disrupt drug reviews, putting agency's critical funding programs at risk: reports
Massive cuts at the FDA have hit staff tied to drug reviews and user fees, putting future approvals in jeopardy, according to ...
FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Weeks after ordering all Food and Drug Administration employees back into the office, the agency is ...
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Cuts, ousters and drama at the FDA
On The Readout LOUD podcast, STAT reporters talk about new FDA commissioner Marty Makary's first week amid a swirl of layoffs ...
Cantor analysts double down on Kennedy criticism as FDA jobs cuts begin
Cantor Fitzgerald analysts renewed their criticism of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, saying the ...
HHS Job Cuts: Entire CDC Team Focused On Infertility And IVF Is 'Gone'
The National Infertility Association, spoke with ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath about the job cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and what it means for the division of the CDC ...
Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies
The layoffs are the latest indication of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s drastic effort to ...