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U.S. FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Musk’s Neuralink

  • The US Food and Drug Administration is asking some fired scientists to return, including those who reviewed Elon Musk's Neuralink, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
  • The FDA plans to rehire around 300 employees after over 1,000 were fired last week, according to sources who spoke anonymously to Reuters.
  • At least three of the employees requested to return had received termination letters stating their performance was inadequate, as reported by Reuters.
  • Bringing back these experts would help fulfill the mission of public health and safety, amid criticism of the firings.
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FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back.

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The IndependentThe Independent

Scientists reviewing Musk’s Neuralink are fired then rehired from FDA after DOGE cuts

Around 300 FDA staffers have been asked to return to work after Musk’s DOGE axed thousands of jobs from the Department of Health and Human Services

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STATSTAT

Trump administration rehires some FDA employees it fired

Workers who had been let go received an email, reviewed by STAT, informing them that “an exception to retain you has been granted by leadership.”

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West Hawaii TodayWest Hawaii Today

FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Musk’s Neuralink - West Hawaii Today

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking some of its recently fired scientists if they will come back to their jobs, including some employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company, Neuralink, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The FDA plans to rehire around 300 people in total, according to four sources with secondhand knowledge of the situation, following President Donald Trump’s rush last week to fire employee…

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US FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Musk’s Neuralink

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking some of its recently fired scientists if they will come back to their jobs, including some employees reviewing Elon Musk's brain implant company, Neuralink, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

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U.S. FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Musk’s Neuralink

The U.S. FDA is asking some of its recently fired scientists if they will come back to their jobs, including some employees reviewing Elon Musk's Neuralink.

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