Trump Accidentally Fired FDA Medical Device Reviewers

FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier
Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back. Beginning Friday night, FDA employees overseeing medical devices and other key areas received calls and emails notifying them that their recent
Oops! Trump Accidentally Fired FDA Medical Device Reviewers
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FDA brings back some fired device office staff
An industry source said “most, if not all” of the people at CDRH who were recently dismissed are now being asked to return.
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FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division after mass layoffs
The Trump administration is reinstating some employees in the Food and Drug Administration's medical devices division after dozens were laid off as part of a government-wide cost-cutting initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency,
Trump reinstates fired staff working on food and device safety, 9/11 program
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Tumult in FDA’s medical device center; one CEO speaks out on NIH cuts
The cuts hit the FDA’s medical device center particularly hard, impacting product reviewers and researchers of AI-enabled ...
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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 ...
Chinese medical devices are in health systems across U.S., and the government and hospitals are worried
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FDA’s head of device safety among employees terminated in ‘challenging’ weekend
The cuts hit the FDA's medical device center particularly hard, including reviewers and experts on AI-enabled medical ...
Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this ...
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FDA aims to reinstate fired staffers
Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back. Beginning Friday night, FDA ...
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FDA OKs adaptive brain pacemaker for Parkinson's treatment
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted its first approval for a pacemaker-like device for the brain to ease ...