FDA’s Walcoff moving to HHS?
Executive Summary
FDA Associate Commissioner for External Relations Sheila Walcoff is expected to be named as HHS Counselor for Public Health & Science. Laura Lawlor, who formerly held the FDA/HHS liason post, resigned effective Dec. 9. Lawlor will return to Austin, Texas, where she previously served as health policy advisor and deputy director of legislative affairs for then-Gov. George W. Bush...
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