>Pfizer wanted 75 years to release the most damning data and one brave man thwarted that plan
Then why were steps made by the Trump administration to shield the contracts signed with the pharmaceutical companies under Operation Warp Speed from ever seeing the light of day?
There was a reason the Department of Defense handled Warp Speed and not the FDA, CDC or NIH.
Other Transaction Authority
>Transactions pursuant to this authority can take many forms and generally are not required to comply with Federal laws and regulations that apply to procurement contracts, grants, and/or cooperative agreements. To the extent that a particular law or regulation is not tied to the type of instrument used (e.g., fiscal and property laws), it would generally apply to an OT.
>We have to seriously consider how we are using [OTs]; whether we are using them as intended, whether we are getting the goods and services that we really want and need, whether we are getting them at the best cost and process, and we are using this procurement vehicle as a way to just circumvent the rules and have contractors not have the administration and oversight they need to hold them accountable.
Isn't strange that the Trump administration chose a legally obscure path designed for weapons armament to protect Big Pharma and the Administration from ever being subjected to accountability?