FDA tells people to come BACK to the Office to Work….Then Chages THAT….

FDA tells people working remotely they can contiune doing so….

The Trump Chaos Protocol hits the Food and Drug Agency…..

The agency GETS revenue from oversight services it does….

Soooo?

The agency WILL be bringing back some staff to do oversight (And keep revenue) that DOGE cut…..

There ARE DAILY stories of Departments and Agencies doing ‘Put Backs’ after the mindless Musk/DOGE edicts….

The DOGE actrions often have turned out to be counter productive and Actually COSTLY  FOR the Government …

Weeks after ordering Food and Drug Administration employees back into the office, the agency is reversing course, allowing some of its most prized staffers to work remotely amid worries that recent layoffs and resignations could jeopardize basic functions, like approving new medicines.

An internal email obtained by The Associated Press states that FDA leadership are “allowing review staff and supervisors to resume telework” at least two days a week. The policy shift was confirmed by three FDA staffers who spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal agency matters.

The message was sent Tuesday to some of FDA’s hundreds of drug reviewers. Staffers said a similar policy was communicated to reviewers who handle vaccines, biotech drugs and medical devices, although not necessarily in writing.

It’s the latest example of the Trump administration’s chaotic approach to overhauling the federal health workforce, which has included firings, a scramble to rehire some employees, and then additional layoffs last week of an estimated 3,400 staffers, or more than 15% of the agency’s workforce.

Last week’s cuts included entire offices focusing on FDA policy and regulations, most of the agency’s communication staff and teams that support food inspectors and investigators. Senior officials overseeing tobacco, new drugs, vaccines and other products have also been dismissed or forced to resign. Staffers have described lower level employees as “pouring” out of the agency….

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