The U.S. government shutdown that began December 22, 2018 affected only about a quarter of federal agencies, because most had already been funded for FY 2019.  Unfortunately, FDA is one of the agencies with at least some functions shut down, as was announced yesterday.  Among other things, FDA has furloughed 42% of its employees, according to a tweet from Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.  Nonetheless, Dr. Gottlieb said the agency would be “continuing vital activities, to… Continue Reading