What If FDA Actually Shuts Down?

As “funding lapse” for US FDA continues, agency continues to triage programs to maximize its ability to protect public health and safety. Is that laudable approach actually counterproductive? 

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It says something about the recent pattern of partisan disagreements in Washington, D.C. that FDA has developed a relatively robust playbook for how to handle a lapse in appropriations.

The first step is for everyone to report to work and execute an orderly shutdown. Managers write out plans for shutting down each project or operation. Employees who are furloughed...

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