Despite New Hires, Personnel Challenges Remain For FDA

06 Jun 2023

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.

The US Food and Drug Administration’s workforce is its most important asset, according to FDA chief of staff Julie Tierney, but it’s aging, which is one of the personnel challenges facing the agency.

As of 1 May, the FDA has lost 634 workers this fiscal year, Tierney said during an Alliance for a...