Despite New Hires, Personnel Challenges Remain For FDA
Executive Summary
The good news for the FDA is the agency has already hired 2,000 new employees this year; the bad news is they still have 2,000 more to go. FDA chief of staff Julie Tierney discussed some of the agency’s hiring successes and challenges during a recent Alliance for a Stronger FDA webinar.
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