#advisory-committees

#advisory-committees

Widespread NIH leadership vacancies and expiring advisory committees threaten grant approvals; nominee Bhattacharya gave equivocal vaccine-autism answers, raising concerns about anti-vaccine influence.

Public testimony at FDA advisory committee meetings overwhelmingly favors drug approval, with nearly half of speakers reporting conflicts of interest and few negative voices present.

Blue-collar federal employees await 2025 pay raises due to halted advisory committee operations at the Pentagon.