The Department of Health and Human Services has released the contract of pharmaceutical industry veteran Moncef Slaoui, a key adviser to Operation Warp Speed, after questions from the press, members of Congress and advocacy groups.
Attorney Franklin Turner, a partner at McCarter and English who specializes in government contracts, said Slaoui’s terms don’t raise any red flags for him, though he noted that the statement of work section was quite short. “It’s not entirely atypical to see something like this, particularly with respect to an individual with this man’s level of expertise and knowledge in the field in light of the compressed time schedule,” Turner said.