FDA's Government Shutdown Plan Ready, Just In Case

With a little more than a week left for Congress to extend government funding, US FDA and HHS plan for furloughs should no new appropriations be enacted.

There is no evidence that a US government shutdown is eminent yet, but plans already are in place to furlough nearly half of FDA's workforce should Congress not extend appropriations beyond the end of the month.

Because of user fee funding, FDA would be able to keep a much larger portion of its staff working than...