FDA Re-Org Makes Chief Of Staff Liaison Between Centers, Commissioner
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The newly created FDA Office of the Chief of Staff will serve as the major point of contact for communication from FDA centers and offices to the commissioner, according to an Aug. 30 Federal Register notice
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