Henney FDA commissioner nomination awaiting FBI background check.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
HENNEY FDA COMMISSIONER NOMINATION AWAITS BACKGROUND CHECK by the FBI, which appears to be the only remaining hurdle before University of New Mexico VP-Health Sciences Jane Henney, MD, is nominated as the new FDA commissioner. The Clinton Administration has not disclosed a timetable for announcing Henney's nomination but is understood to have notified her of her selection the week of March 2. Henney, who also is president of the U.S. Pharmacopeia, was in Costa Rica until March 14 at a USP meeting.