E&C investigation
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations announces Aug. 24 it is investigating FDA's plan to outsource jobs. Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell, D-Mich., and Subcommittee Chair Bart Stupak, D-Mich., say in a release they were "incredulous" when they learned of FDA's plan to outsource 332 positions. The news comes one week after Dingell and Stupak commended the Office of Regulatory Affairs' plan to shut down seven labs (1"The Tan Sheet" Aug. 27, 2007, p. 6). The congressmen are asking for a list of the positions as well as descriptions of job responsibilities, records reflecting the plans, budget analyses and more by Sept. 7...