FDA Head Says He Got the Agency 'Exempted' From Possible Shutdown RIFs

FDA Head Says He Got the Agency 'Exempted' From Possible Shutdown RIFs

Federal workers with the Food and Drug Administration would be exempted from mass firings under a government shutdown, the agency’s chief assured employees in a video emailed to agency staff over the weekend.FDA Commissioner Marty Makary told employees that he was able to “ensure an exemption” for the agency from shutdown-induced layoffs, should Congress fail to fund the government by Sept. 30.“I wanted to check in because there are some media r…