FDA Reels From ‘Indiscriminate’ Job Cuts Under Trump as Biopharma Appeals for Clarity
Morale is low at the FDA, which was hit with layoffs this week following RFK Jr.’s confirmation. Biopharma leaders and agency insiders fear further workforce cuts could delay new medicines.
In FDA job cuts, experts see threat of far-reaching impact
"Any place that gets cut, it's going to have an impact, because there's not any spare personnel at FDA,” said former agency commissioner Robert Califf.
Device industry scrambles as FDA job cuts cause delays
The cuts at the FDA’s device center could add “months, if not years” to the time it takes to bring products to market, an attorney said.
Food Head at FDA Resigns, Citing Numerous Job Cuts
Jim Jones, the head of the food division at the US Food and Drug Administration who oversaw the agency’s banning of the food dye Red No. 3 earlier this year, stepped down on Monday, citing widespread cuts across the agency that he said will make it hard to implement the types of changes the Trump administration is seeking,
Trump administration cuts FDA jobs but tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers
The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend, as recently hired employees who review the safety of food ingredients,
Administration terminating employees at FDA and CDC; some food safety jobs likely impacted
Notice of layoffs went into effect this past weekend for employees at the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the FDA nor the Trump administration have
Pharma and medtech industry reacts to FDA, CDC and NIH job cuts
The FDA, NIH and CDC has cut 5,200 probationary staff in a job cull across the HHS over the Valentine's Day weekend.
Trump Cuts Hit FDA Employees in Tobacco, Food Safety and Medical Devices
Probationary employees across the FDA received notices Saturday evening that their jobs were being eliminated, according to three FDA staffers who spoke to The Associated Press on
Job cuts hit FDA, Medicare, CDC
The Department of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies — the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug
Trump Administration's Cuts to FDA Employees Raises Concerns
The total number of FDA positions eliminated remains unclear, but the firings appear to impact centers for food, medical devices and tobacco products.
Job cuts slice through federal health agencies
Scores of termination letters went out to federal health agency workers over the long weekend as the Trump administration continues to slash the civil service workforce. Why it matters: The full extent of the cuts won't be known until after the Tuesday night deadline for a mass firing largely carried out by email that's likely to dramatically reshape the government's health workforce.
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Health AI: How recent FDA layoffs could shift regulatory burden to health systems
Tech adoption might slow down if the FDA layoffs shift responsibility for medical device and AI safety to hospitals.
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FDA staff handling drug safety for pets and livestock lost jobs in Trump firings
One casualty of the mass firings across federal health agencies are regulators who ensure drugs for pets and livestock are ...
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Advamed CEO warns FDA job cuts put patients, industry at risk
Scott Whitaker sent a letter to HHS calling for staff cuts at the FDA to be reversed, arguing patient care and U.S.
Social Security Chief, FDA Head Resign Over Trump Administration Orders
The SSA acting commissioner stepped down over requests from DOGE to access data, while the FDA food division head left amid ...
FDA firings spur deputy commissioner for human foods to quit
The Trump administration firings of employees at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration caused FDA Deputy Commissioner for ...
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‘No Job Security’ at FDA as Trump Team Seeks to Dismantle Workforce: Updated
The hammer came down on an unspecified number of FDA employees this weekend, days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed ...
DOGE reportedly fired the FDA employees who were reviewing clinical trials for Elon Musk’s Neuralink
The Department of Government Efficiency fired the FDA employees who were responsible for overseeing the clinical trial ...