FDA Taking “Risk-Based Approach” To Sequestration Cuts
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The agency will try to manage $319 million in potential funding reductions in a way that minimizes negative effects on health and safety, FDA Commissioner Hamburg tells the Science Board, but significant layoffs seem unavoidable if sequestration is enacted.
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