CDC wants to get authority to hire consultants to help fight Covid and other diseases during urgen situations

CDC wants to change 'antiquated' rules that hamper agency's ability to fight Covid, polio and other diseases | CNN Despite having a multibillion-dollar budget, the CDC doesn't have authority from Congress to hire consultants in a timely way when an urgent situation arises. Elizabeth Cohen,Justin Lape CNN

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Despite having a multibillion-dollar budget, the agency doesn’t have authority from Congress to hire consultants in a timely way when an urgent situation arises.

Walensky plans to appeal to Congress to allow for flexibility to do this kind of hiring in a crisis, similar to the authority vested in some other federal agencies.

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