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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Sebelius “Responds” to the Experts: “You Mean This Is Not What You Wanted?”
On November 12, 2013—as I found out just yesterday—more than seven weeks after the original open expert letter was sent to her, Secretary Sebelius finally provided a brief “response” mirroring the talking point provided in the FAQs of November 15, … Continue reading
Call for the HHS Competition Advocate to Investigate the IOM Contract
I have sent today to the so-called “Competition Advocate” for HHS a request to investigate what appears to be a dramatic failure of HHS to follow applicable federal law and regulations regarding full and open competition in its award of … Continue reading
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Tagged Approval by Competition Advocate, CFS, CFSAC, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Multisymptom Illness, CICA, CMI, Competition in Contracting Act, Daniel Le, Deborah Griffn, DHHS, Dr. Kenneth Shine, FedBizOpps.gov, Federal acquisitions, Forbes, Full and open competition, Gulf War Illness, GWI, HHS Competition Advocate, Inspector General, Institute of Medicine, IOM, IOM Contract, Justification, ME, ME/CFS, ME/CFS Case Definition, ME/CFS Diagnostic Criteria, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Open-Competition Requirements, Procurement Notice, Responsible Source, Sole-Source Solicitation
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Supplemental Request for Investigation by OIG: Did DHHS Violate its No-Bid-Contract Requirements for IOM Contract?
[Updates: 2014/01/08: After OIG Dodges Charge of IOM’s Conflict of Interest, Meaningful Reply Demanded 2014/04/04: IOM-OCI-OIG … OMG! 2014/05/28: OIG Fails to Investigate IOM Conflict of Interest & Tells ME/CFS Patients to Buzz Off] Today, I supplemented my request for investigation by the … Continue reading
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Tagged CFS, CFSAC, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, DHHS, DHHS Handbook, Dr. Kenneth Shine, FAR, Inspector General, Investigation, IOM Contract, JOFOC, ME, ME/CFS, Mr. Daniel Levinson, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, No-Bid Contract, Secretary Sebelius, Violation of open-competition requirements
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Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Who is Behind the IOM FAQs?
Today, somewhat mysterious—and maybe (based on the quality and the formatting) hastily drafted—FAQs regarding the IOM contract (“FAQs”) appeared on the Internet. I say mysterious because the authorship of these FAQs is unclear. Is this statement an official pronouncement of … Continue reading
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Tagged CAA, CFIDS, CFS, CFSAC, CFSAC Charter, CFSAC listserv, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Conflict of Interest, Daniel Levinson, Dr. Kenneth Shine, FAQs, HHS, Inspector General, IOM Contract, Kate Meck, ME, ME/CFS, ME/CFS Diagnostic Criteria, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, PANDORA, Request to Investigate Conflict of Interest, Sebelius, Termination for Convenience
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Call for Investigation by the Inspector General of the IOM’s Conflict of Interest With Respect to ME/CFS
[Updates: 2013/11/17: Supplemental Request for Investigation by OIG: Did DHHS Violate its No-Bid-Contract Requirements for IOM Contract? 2014/01/08: After OIG Dodges Charge of IOM’s Conflict of Interest, Meaningful Reply Demanded 2014/04/04: IOM-OCI-OIG … OMG! 2014/05/28: OIG Fails to Investigate IOM Conflict of Interest & … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, 48 C.F.R. section 9.504, 48 C.F.R. section 9.505, Bias, Case Definition, CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Multisymptom Illness, CMI, Conflict of Interest, DHHS, Diagnostic Criteria ME/CFS, Gulf War Illness, GWI, Inspector General, Investigation, IOM, IOM CMI Report, IOM Contract, ME, ME/CFS, Mr. Daniel Levinson, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Open Advocates' Letter November 9, Open Experts' Letter October 25, organizational conflict of interest, Secretary Sebelius, \
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Overwhelming, Growing Support of ME Experts by Advocates in Opposition to IOM Contract: Advocates’ Open Letter Re-Sent With Additional Signatures
As was the case with the experts’ open letter to Secretary Sebelius—which was first published on September 23, 2013 and then updated on October 25, 2013—the October 28, 2013 advocates’ letter now has been updated with additional signatures and re-sent … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Consensus Criteria, CCC, CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, DHHS, HHS IOM Contract, IOM Contract, IOM Controversy, ME, ME/CFS, ME/CFS Advocates, ME/CFS Experts, ME/CFS Open Letter to Secretary Sebelius, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Open Advocates' Letter, Secretary Sebelius, Tweets, Twitter Campaign
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Thoughts About M.E. 
The CFSAC Plot Thickens: A Tone-Deaf, Disrespectful State of Affairs
The next CFSAC meeting, which was supposed to be held earlier this month, but got postponed to December, brings with it so many changes that one has to wonder: Is this the beginning of the end for CFSAC, maybe not … Continue reading →