FDA’s IT Systems Painted With Bull’s-eye By Senate Funding Panel
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Senate Appropriations Committee April 26 approves a $3.9 billion spending plan for the agency in fiscal 2013, providing a $12.5 million boost in Treasury spending over President Obama’s proposed budget, with the extra funds slated for the food and animal drug programs.
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