FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
Executive Summary
During fiscal year 1994, CBER has the authority to hire 124 additional full-time equivalents (FTES) from user fee-derived revenues. The center currently has 784 employees, and at the end of the year it will be allowed to have a maximum of 846 employees. The Center for Drug Evaluation & Research will gain 121 FTEs ("The Pink Sheet" Nov. 15, In Brief).
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