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FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say
Around 170 staff were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations this week as part of wider cuts at U.S.
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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F.D.A. Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety
Some of the layoffs and cutbacks ... Christina Jewett covers the Food and Drug Administration, which means keeping a close eye on drugs, medical devices, food safety and tobacco policy.
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FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations
The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on ... most prized staffers to work remotely amid worries that recent layoffs and resignations could jeopardize basic functions, like ...
Trump administration starts mass layoffs at health agencies
The cuts are part of a plan by President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk to shrink staffing levels in federal agencies.
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On top of layoffs, HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts
The spending cut is across all divisions of HHS – which includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration ... health ...
The New York Times18d
Mass Layoffs Hit Health Agencies That Track Disease and Regulate Food
The layoffs and reassignments touch every ... on social media that showed him swearing in the new heads of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Martin A. Makary, and the National Institutes ...