The fees are seen as means of corruption. RFKJr speaks out about that, not a favored agency.

Not sure about FDA but NIH is still hiring. Haven’t heard of any freezes HHS wise.

FDA is funded by user fees. They don't get as much money from taxpayers. They are free to hire mostly on their own terms. FDA is constantly inundated with huge numbers of submissions. They're actually mandated right now to increase hiring.

Does SAMHSA have a hiring freeze?

This. Do you really want to go there?

Do you understand what the soon to head of HHS plans?

Anonymous wrote:FDA is always short-staffed. Approvals are sometimes forced against the FDA scientists' recommendations, because some corporations are really good at applying pressure.

How do they do it?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know? Just heard one of the financial regulators is in a fairly lengthy freeze so was wonder if that was specific to that agency or if there's a government wide freeze.

Which one?

SEC

FDA is always short-staffed. Approvals are sometimes forced against the FDA scientists' recommendations, because some corporations are really good at applying pressure.

No, my department at FDA is still hiring, but it's mostly positions with advanced STEM degrees.

If you've been in the government long enough, you dont worry about what was announced. You worry about what is NOT announced

Our agency (part of HHS) is in a hiring freeze but I haven’t heard anything about FDA. And it is certainly isn’t government-wide.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know? Just heard one of the financial regulators is in a fairly lengthy freeze so was wonder if that was specific to that agency or if there's a government wide freeze.

Which one?

No.

Anyone know? Just heard one of the financial regulators is in a fairly lengthy freeze so was wonder if that was specific to that agency or if there's a government wide freeze.