Tag Archives: DFO

Yes, CFSAC, there is a FACA violation

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Jeannette Burmeister

“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”–From an 1897 editorial, “Is there a Santa Claus?” of The New York Sun I was contacted by a member of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) regarding my blog post, “Oops, they did … Continue reading →

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Oops, they did it again! CFSAC violates FACA

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Jeannette Burmeister

This is a post about the violation of federal law by CFSAC yet again. This is also a post about how HHS has controlled CFSAC’s input on the P2P report. CFSAC violated FACA, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, again. Not … Continue reading →

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January 2015 CFSAC Comments: More HHS Disregard for the Law?

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Jeannette Burmeister

Yesterday, I sent the following email to Ms. James, DFO of CFSAC: Dear Ms. James, I heard that the CFSAC P2P Working Group had prepared a document for official submission regarding P2P to be discussed at the upcoming CFSAC meeting … Continue reading →

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CFSAC Meeting December 2013: Webinar from Hell

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Jeannette Burmeister

There is no way to sugar coat this. The December 2013 CFSAC webinar was a colossal middle-finger salute to the patient community. Despite the webinar format having been a complete disaster in December, we will be treated to another CFSAC … Continue reading →

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