FDA’s Califf Applauds Workforce Talent Ahead of Trump’s Return

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf is giving credit to his talent-filled federal workforce at the end of his tenure as the agency braces for a Trump administration that has teased major changes to the nation’s food and drug regulator.

“The accomplishments of the people that you trained and mentored far outshine any individual thing that you do as a leader or researcher,” Califf said Thursday in a virtual press briefing. “We have a workforce full of highly talented people that’s been built up, and they’ll go on and do great things in the future and the multiple sectors that they’re involved ...