CDC Proposes New Science Review Unit as Funding for Office Remains in Limbo
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Updated · STAT · Jun 25
CDC Proposes New Science Review Unit as Funding for Office Remains in Limbo
2 articles · Updated · STAT · Jun 25
Summary
A proposed CDC office would place scientific publications, peer-reviewed journal submissions and director briefings under a new review layer reporting to chief of staff Matthew Buzzelli.
The Executive Advisory, Science, and Operations Unit would give political appointees more control over information leaving the agency, according to three people familiar with the planning.
An April notice sought contractors to help create the office, showing the plan had moved beyond an internal concept despite not being part of the CDC's formal structure.
No funding has been identified for the unit so far, leaving the proposal stalled even as the agency has spent months trying to find money for it.