{"id":11777,"date":"2008-11-05T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.policymed.com\/2008\/11\/letters-from-grassley-fda-hire-administaff.html"},"modified":"2008-11-05T14:17:02","modified_gmt":"2008-11-05T19:17:02","slug":"letters-from-grassley-fda-hire-administaff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.policymed.com\/2008\/11\/letters-from-grassley-fda-hire-administaff.html","title":{"rendered":"Letters from Grassley: FDA Hire Administaff or Paychex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/imgres?imgurl=http:\/\/www.hrleaders.org\/images\/clipart\/conflict.png&imgrefurl=http:\/\/www.hrleaders.org\/ViewArticle.aspx%3Fid%3D321&h=150&w=227&sz=62&hl=en&start=7&um=1&usg=__d5AduyteSHVfIBjT3SX_IIgH6mc=&tbnid=EJmv-LurBKABaM:&tbnh=71&tbnw=108&prev=\/images%3Fq%3Ddisgruntled%2Bemployees%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7DMUS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"71\" src=\"http:\/\/tbn0.google.com\/images?q=tbn:EJmv-LurBKABaM:http:\/\/www.hrleaders.org\/images\/clipart\/conflict.png\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid\" width=\"108\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Serious HR issues sometimes arise when you increase your workforce by 1,300 people!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  <\/span>Senator Grassley has <a href=\"http:\/\/finance.senate.gov\/press\/Gpress\/2008\/prg110308.pdf\"><font color=\"#800080\">sent out a letter on behalf of those beleaguered FDA staff members<\/font><\/a> who have had trouble with HR issues, like health insurance mistakes, confused names of employees\u2026.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration to respond to allegations about mismanagement of employee pay and benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Grassley said that high level FDA officials and others have complained to him about<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">paycheck errors that resulted in legal fees and sloppy record keeping and have shaken confidence in the personnel management system.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">\u201cBased on the reports that have come to me, it looks like there is more than isolated<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">incidents of mismanagement, and it could have significant repercussions for the quality<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">workforce that the public deserves to have at the Food and Drug Administration. The leadership of the department and the agency needs to address these issues promptly,\u201d Grassley said. <\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Of course the senator is asking that FDA drop everything and send him:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">For all employee complaints since 2006 a summary of the complaint;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore\">\u00b7<span style=\"FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">         <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">date of the complaint;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore\">\u00b7<span style=\"FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">         <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">actions taken to rectify the problem;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore\">\u00b7<span style=\"FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">         <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">current status of the complaint; and<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore\">\u00b7<span style=\"FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">         <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">date the issue was resolved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Please also provide my staff with an analysis of the hiring surge, including:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore\">\u00b7<span style=\"FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">         <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">net increase or decrease in staff by center, from January 1, 2008 to the present (please distinguish between part-time and full-time employees);<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore\">\u00b7<span style=\"FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">         <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">number of new Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) employees for whom CDER is their first assignment within the FDA; and<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore\">\u00b7<span style=\"FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">         <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">number of new CDER employees who transferred to CDER from another FDA center or office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-add-space: auto\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Besides, fixing the Heparin problem, regulating and inspecting foreign made drug <\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">ingredients, ensuring safety of the food supply, and getting drug approvals going again, this is one more thing to add to the list for the new FDA commissioner. I am sure they can\u2019t wait!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">    <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">Paychex and Administaff are both companies that handle payroll and HR, perhaps FDA should consider hiring them.<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serious HR issues sometimes arise when you increase your workforce by 1,300 people!  Senator Grassley has sent out a letter on behalf of those beleaguered FDA staff members who have had trouble with HR issues, like health insurance mistakes, confused names of employees\u2026. Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Department of Health and Human Services and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1101],"class_list":["post-11777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-congress","tag-new"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.policymed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.policymed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.policymed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.policymed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.policymed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.policymed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11777\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.policymed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.policymed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.policymed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}