FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs

Thousands of Food and Drug Administration employees are returning to the office to find overflowing parking lots, cramped workspaces and missing equipment

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Trump administration cuts export office staff amid escalating trade war

The Trump administration has fired numerous employees at the International Trade Administration (ITA), a Commerce Department branch that is set to play a key role in enacting President Trump’s ...
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The FDA’s Return-to-Office Moment Was More Hunger Games Than DOGE Efficiency

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Department of Education offices closed Wednesday for 'security reasons'

The Department of Education told staff in an email Tuesday that its offices would be closed Wednesday for “security reasons.” The email, obtained by NewsNation, said workers needed to leave the ...
The Hill - 6d
Government-Mandated RTO Sees Roaches and Desk Shortages

Donald Trump mandated hundreds of thousands of U.S. federal government employees return to their offices.
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Department of Education staff told offices will be closed Wednesday

The email sent to Department of Education staff said offices will be closed "for security reasons."
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FDA reportedly raids manufacturer of poppers, an increasingly popular party drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reportedly targeted a manufacturer of poppers, an inhalant drug that has gained increasingly mainstream popularity as an adjunct to clubbing and sexual ...
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Senate panel OKs Makary's nomination as FDA commissioner

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted Thursday to advance Marty Makary's nomination as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He will likely be ...
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The office lunch disrupters

Return to in-person work has driven demand for premium, healthier options
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