FDA Gets Broad Exemptions From Federal Hiring Freeze In HHS Memo
Executive Summary
Advisory committees will need to be 'legally mandated' in order add special government employees, but many positions at FDA appear as though they can be filled, internal memo suggests – though how specific those exemptions are is unclear.
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