The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking some of its recently fired scientists if they will come back to their jobs, including some employees reviewing Elon Musk's brain implant company, Neuralink,

At least 20 staffers reviewing Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain implant company, were fired in an ongoing DOGE purge of federal workers.

The federal layoffs, advised by Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency ((DOGE)), hit Neuralink-focused staff at the FDA. Read more here.

Some of the latest employees on the chopping block at tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency task force are Food and Drug Administration staff who oversee regulation of one of Musk's companies,

DOGE operatives should stop interfering with the FDA’s public health mission of assuring the safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical devices,” said a doctor at one watchdog group. A U.S. watchdog group and other critics are responding with alarm to reporting that federal employees reviewing applications related to a brain implant developed by Elon

U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.

The FDA approved human clinical trials for Neuralink’s brain implants in May 2023.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.

FDA employees reviewing Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink were fired. Sources said they did not believe the employees were specifically targeted because of their work on Neuralink.

Several U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees connected to reviewing Elon Musk’s brain interface company Neuralink have been fired.

FDA job cuts affect medical device approval process CFPB and FDIC also cut staff despite non-taxpayer funding Layoffs raise questions about savings and impact on federal budget Feb 21 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's DOGE team has slashed hundreds of jobs paid for by fees from banks,