FDA Workers Beat Bid to Outsource Work

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6957323,00.html">FDA Workers Beat Bid to Outsource Work

Friday September 28, 2007 10:46 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first round of Food and Drug
Administration employees who faced losing their jobs to
the private sector will be allowed to retain their jobs
and pay, agency and union officials said Friday.

Earlier this year, the FDA began a series of 13 studies
to examine whether it could save money by transferring
to outside firms the work now done by more than 320
employees in administrative support positions. On Friday,
the FDA told the 77 employees included in the first four
of those studies that their work would be retained
within the agency.

The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents
more than 5,000 FDA employees, urged FDA officials to
abandon plans to conduct the remaining nine studies,
which are to be done in three further phases.

-snip-

Lawmakers have criticized FDA plans to turn over some
of its work to the private sector.


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6957323,00.html

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. The FDA being outsourced

I had a brief moment of hilarity at the thought of Hindus doing inspection tours of the American beef industry. :rofl:

[blondie58]

2. wow- what is it with Repubs and their constant quest to outsource?

especially the outsourcing of the military. Don't they realize that one who is not a citizen doesn't have the same level of care for this country?

I am so glad that they were able to beat this off- for now, anyway.

Thanks for posting, Eugene, great article.

[AdHocSolver]

3. Who was the FDA going to outsource to? Halliburton? n/t

[AdHocSolver]

4. Privatization: U.S. Practice: A license to steal granted to contributors to elected politicians. n/t