OIG Denies Request to Conduct Third Investigation of CDRH

HHS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) is rejecting a request to investigate, for the third time, claims from CDRH scientists that they faced retaliation when they raised concerns about the approval of an imaging device. The Project on Government Oversight made the request in a Jan. 13 letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The two previous investigations were based on criminal wrongdoing rather than regulatory misconduct, the letter says, so the case should be re-examined. In denying the request, OIG is standing by “the results of its original investigation and its subsequent special inquiry,” an agency spokesman said.
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