OHRP FY 25 Budget Request Lacks Prior Plea For Funding, Staff Increases; Plans Are Modest

In December 2022, Julie Kaneshiro—then deputy director of the HHS Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)—disclosed that the agency had 32 positions but that only 20 were filled, leaving 12 vacant or “on hold,” due to “resource constraints.” But OHRP’s budget justification documents for fiscal year (FY) 2025—which begins Oct. 1—propose little additional funding and no new employees. Thus, the situation for this critical oversight agency will not improve anytime soon, and it is likely to…
By: Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)