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Draft Plan Proposes CDC Science Office, Funding Unsecured

6/26/2026

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A draft plan would create a CDC science office to review the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and director briefings.
Political appointees could expand CDC communication oversight via a proposed Executive Advisory, Science, and Operations Unit reporting to HHS chief of staff Matthew Buzzelli.
No funding has been secured, leaving the unit proposal in limbo.
In April, the CDC asked contractors to help establish the unit.

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Story summary

A draft plan would create a CDC science office to review the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and director briefings.
Political appointees could expand CDC communication oversight via a proposed Executive Advisory, Science, and Operations Unit reporting to HHS chief of staff Matthew Buzzelli.
No funding has been secured, leaving the unit proposal in limbo.
In April, the CDC asked contractors to help establish the unit.