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Lawmakers warn of impact HHS firings will have on medical device cybersecurity efforts

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Dissent

Jonathan Greig reports:

As thousands were laid off from the Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday morning, Congress held a hearing on medical device cybersecurity where experts raised concerns about the ramifications of the firings.

Termination letters were sent out and the Trump administration said it plans to cut at least 10,000 staff from several arms of HHS — including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which manages medical device cybersecurity efforts.

During a subcommittee hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce , multiple members of Congress peppered five medical device cybersecurity expert witnesses with questions about how the firings will impact efforts to check the devices for cybersecurity protections before and after they are sold to hospitals.

“I have difficulty seeing how we have a hearing about how the FDA should approach legacy medical device cybersecurity without first addressing the fact that the Trump administration and DOGE are dismantling the very agency responsible for medical device safety,” said Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY).

Read more at The Record.

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