Trump Accidentally Fired FDA Medical Device Reviewers

Oops! Trump Accidentally Fired FDA Medical Device Reviewers
The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to bring back hundreds of critical workers laid off en masse by DOGE.
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,
F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers
The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens of workers said they and others were back at work Monday.
US FDA approves Medtronic's medical device for Parkinson's disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Medtronic's deep brain stimulation system for use in patients with Parkinson's disease, the medical device maker said on Monday.
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.
Trump administration rehires some FDA employees it fired
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has started quietly rehiring some of the Food and Drug Administration employees it fired last week, according to nine agency sources, shortly after letting them go in a process that insiders described as abrupt and haphazard.
FDA to Rehire Scientists After Trump’s Firing Spree: Reuters
Around 300 FDA staffers laid off last week are being asked to return. So far, the Trump administration has terminated some 1,000 employees from the agency.
FDA Official With Oversight of Musk’s Neuralink Devices Fired
An official who oversees a team at the Food and Drug Administration that reviews Neuralink Corp. devices was fired, according to an email the agency sent to staff Tuesday morning viewed by Bloomberg.
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,
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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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FDA works to reverse layoffs, rehire lost staff: reports
After hundreds of FDA employees were suddenly laid off last weekend, including dozens at the agency’s device center, the ...
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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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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Understanding FDA’s complaint reporting systems
If you have a complaint about a product regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency wants to hear ...
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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 ...