STAT+: A running list of senior FDA officials who have left the agency
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WASHINGTON \u2014\u00a0The Food and Drug Administration always looks a little different after an administration change. Political appointees are swapped out, maybe some offices are restructured.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the FDA under the new Trump administration<\/a> is already starting to look dramatically different. It\u2019s hard to keep track of how many people have left, with departures stemming from early retirements, layoffs, buyout offers, or even forced resignations<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Elon Musk and the U.S. DOGE Service are on a mission to cut costs across government, in part by trimming the federal workforce. It\u2019s unclear whether their efforts to push staff out, including firing probationary workers and offering some staff $20,000 to quit, are legal. But the chaos is certainly having the desired effect: People are leaving.\u00a0<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n