FDA acting CIO to depart
Executive Summary
FDA Acting Chief Information Officer Fred Farmer is leaving to return to a career in the private sector, effective July 22. Farmer assumed the role of acting CIO following the departure of CIO Jim Rinaldi last year (1"The Pink Sheet" Aug. 1, 2005, In Brief). FDA Associate Commissioner for Management and CFO Kathleen Heuer will assume the role of acting CIO as the agency completes its search for a permanent replacement...
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