Hamburg Wants Predictability In FDA Funding, Ability To Access Sequestered User Fees

11 Nov 2013

FDA commissioner says the agency cannot operate effectively without predictable budgets and that sequestering user fees needs to end.

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg seems to have a similar problem with agency predictability as many in the industries she regulates.

Hamburg said the mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration have left her unsure of the funding that will be available...

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