Threat of Shutdowns No Longer Deterrent To Hiring, Staff Retention, US FDA’s Marks Says

Despite Marks' relatively upbeat attitude, FDA experts warn that even absent government shutdowns or minimally impactful ones, the current cycle of continuing resolutions and the lingering threat of budget sequestration is harmful to the agency’s operation.

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Another shutdown looks avoided, but funding uncertainty still clouds 2024. • Source: Shutterstock

The US Food and Drug Administration's workforce and potential recruits are no longer as concerned by the near constant appropriations chaos in Washington, senior FDA leader Peter Marks said as Congress ticked closer to another government funding deadline.

"I don’t think the government shutdown makes people as worried as anything … We’re lucky. After the last government shutdown people know they’re going to get paid ultimately

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