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Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., speaks to supporters at the Nevada Democratic Party’s election results watch party at Aria Resort & Casino early on Nov. 6, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Senate Democrat wants answers on HHS technology staff cuts

Sen. Jacky Rosen is asking HHS Secretary Kennedy to provide information about staffing levels in department CIO offices and IT shops.
FDA Building 21 stands behind the sign at the campus’s main entrance and houses the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. The FDA campus is located at 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993. (FDA / Wikimedia Commons)

FDA tech officials complied with DOGE’s requests for data. The staff reductions still came.

Officials at the Food and Drug Administration who spoke to FedScoop believe that information from a recent “data call” on critical and essential systems informed staff reductions.
FDA Building 21 stands behind the sign at the campus’s main entrance and houses the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. The FDA campus is located at 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993. (FDA / Wikimedia Commons)

FDA has plans to overcome challenges in building medical device surveillance system, GAO says

The watchdog offered a new assessment of the agency’s work to establish an active postmarket surveillance system to monitor the safety and efficacy of medical devices.
A bicyclist rides past the US Capitol at dusk as the House meets to vote on a rules package for the 118th Congress, in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2023. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images).

Agencies must do a better job of sharing emerging tech regulatory challenges with Congress, watchdog report says

The Government Accountability Office said federal agencies should increase communication and documentation to further help Congress provide legislative oversight.
FDA Building 21 stands behind the sign at the campus’s main entrance and houses the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. The FDA campus is located at 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993. (FDA / Wikimedia Commons)

FDA finds early success with a new system to track its import evaluations

The mobile and web-based System for Entry Review and Import Operation has streamlined monitoring of food and drug imports, according to the agency.
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