CDRH Funding Levels Frozen For Next Several Months
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
President Obama signed a continuing resolution measure that freezes FDA funding at fiscal year 2014 levels for the first two-and-a-half months of FY 2015. The bill keeps the government open, but it will hobble FDA’s ability to plan ahead and fill vacancies, advocates say.
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