Elon Musk, Neuralink and FDA

Scientists reviewing Musk’s Neuralink are fired – then rehired – from FDA following flurry of DOGE cuts
Around 300 FDA staffers have been asked to return to work after Musk’s DOGE axed thousands of jobs from the Department of Health and Human Services
US FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Musk’s Neuralink
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,
Exclusive: FDA staff reviewing Musk’s Neuralink were included in DOGE employee firings, sources say
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.
DOGE reportedly fired the FDA employees who were reviewing clinical trials for Elon Musk’s Neuralink
The Department of Government Efficiency fired the FDA employees who were responsible for overseeing the clinical trial applications of neurological and physical medical devices, including those made by Elon Musk’s Neuralink,
Elon Musk faces more conflict-of-interest questions after DOGE fires FDA staff reviewing Neuralink
Reportedly among the recent job cuts at the FDA were workers overseeing the review of Musk’s brain chip-implant company, Neuralink. Since the moment the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was first proposed,
FDA Scrambles to Rehire 300 Fired Scientists, Including Some of Elon Musk's Neuralink Reviewers
The FDA is trying to rehire 300 recently fired scientists, including some who reviewed Elon Musk's Neuralink. The move follows mass layoffs under the Trump administration, sparking concerns over job security and federal workforce strategy.
FDA Asks 300 Fired Scientists to Return
The FDA plans to rehire around 300 people in total, according to four sources with secondhand knowledge of the situation, following President Donald Trump’s rush last week to fi
Elon Musk Draws Ire Telling Federal Employees to Justify Their Jobs Over Email or Resign
Musk caused alarm among federal employees over an email sent on Saturday requesting that employees summarize their work.
Federal workers return to offices amid threat from Elon Musk
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency scouring government agencies for suspected waste, delivered a warning Monday to workers on his platform X. “Starting ...
Elon Musk says federal workers must justify their work — or resign
In a sign that not every Trump official is on the same page, leaders at the FBI and State Department instructed employees not ...
Trump and Elon Musk are floating ‘DOGE dividends.' Low-income Americans might not get the benefits
The president recently touted the idea, which came to a 30-year-old investor in a dream and caught the attention of Elon Musk ...
The Latest: Federal workers face mass confusion as Musk’s deadline to list accomplishments looms
Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their workweek Monday facing a deadline from ...
America’s Food Safety Is Now in the Hands of Don Jr.’s Hunting Buddy
As federal health agencies are gutted with abandon, a Florida attorney with a history of hunting with the president’s son has ...
FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier
The reversal is the latest example of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's chaotic approach to cost-cutting, ...
Here are the agencies where federal workers are being fired
More than 200,000 federal worker positions have been eliminated, and 75,000 employees have accepted buyouts since President ...