Healthcare DIVE April 2, 2025
Teams working on communications and policy were cut from the agency on Tuesday, according to multiple FDA workers.
Employees at the Food and Drug Administration’s medical device center on Tuesday received notice that they would be cut amid massive layoffs at federal health agencies. The reductions included people who work in communications and records requests; regulatory programs and administrative services; and other functions, according to two FDA employees and one person who was laid off from the agency yesterday. All three spoke to MedTech Dive on the condition of anonymity.
The layoffs followed a weekend of uncertainty and stress for federal workers about their future job status. The Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that it would...