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Nature Biotechnology 26, 596 (1 June 2008) | doi:10.1038/nbt0608-596a

Agency on hiring spree

Emily Waltz

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April announced an ambitious plan to hire by the end of September more than 1,300 staff—nearly three times the number of people hired from 2005 to 2007. The agency hopes to achieve this goal with a temporary authority from the federal government allowing it to skip certain rating and ranking steps in the hiring process.