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<\/a>For years, the public calendars of two top federal drug safety officials were largely blank – devoid of the required detail about their contacts with the industry they regulated.<\/p>\n

Open government experts and lawmakers said it is only the latest example of the lack of transparency at the Food and Drug Administration and a violation of the spirit of open government. The FDA attributed it to administrative oversight.<\/p>\n

A review by House Republican staff found the public calendars for Drs. Janet Woodcock and Steven Galson virtually empty. Woodcock is a deputy FDA commissioner and former drug chief. Galson is current drug chief.<\/p>\n

There were just three listings for Woodcock between January 1999 and December 2006, even though she occupied two positions during that time that required her meetings to be listed: director of the center for drug evaluation and research and, later, deputy commissioner for operations. Investigators found no listings for Galson, who took over the drugs office from Woodcock on a full-time basis in July 2005.<\/p>\n

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For years, the public calendars of two top federal drug safety officials were largely blank – devoid of the required detail about their contacts with the industry they regulated. 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