Weekend US FDA Layoffs Cost Device Center Many AI And Digital Health Staffers

The exact number of layoffs at the FDA as part of the Trump Administration’s pledge to shrink the federal government is unclear, but the most came from the agency’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.

Several FDA staffers were told their "ability, knowledge and skills" were no longer needed. (Shuttersock)

Scores of employees at the US Food and Drug Administration working on artificial intelligence and digital health are part of the cuts imposed by the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

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