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# Short-term Budget Deal Opens FDA
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/short-term-budget-deal-opens-fda/
- Published: 2019-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T00:57:09.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5143229

Furloughed FDA employees are expected to return to work early next week under a 1/25 tentative agreement reached between President Trump and Congress to re-open the government for three weeks while negotiations continue on border security issues. A short term budget resolution gives FDA some breathing room, according to the Alliance for a Stronger FDA. It has been [reported](https://strengthenfda.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=564aaf3ba56647cf536ecb9b0&id=d07b9390fb&e=122703d8fb&ref=fdaweb.com) that 95% of CFSAN and 70% of ORA are still furloughed, and the agency continues to order rolling callbacks for inspectors to perform high-risk inspections. Additionally, drug user fee carryover funds were expected to last only until mid-February, and compounding funds are no longer available, the group says. “There is enough carryover funding for the generics and medical device process for the foreseeable future, but new applications requiring a fee cannot be accepted,” it says. “This will create a backlog of product reviews once FY 19 funds become available.”