The C.D.C. would undergo an extensive revaluation, the Director of the agency said

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Three C.D.C. officials are in high demand Three senior C.D.C. officials — Dr. Deb Houry, the acting principal deputy director; Robin Bailey, the chief operating officer; and Sherri Berger, the chief of staff — will provide feedback about the agency’s structure and solicit suggestions for strategic changes, Dr. Walensky stated.

The agency will have developed new systems and a plan of how it should be structured at the end, she said.

C.D.C. spokesperson said that the agency has worked to speed up data reporting and scientific processes over the past year, but that more needs to be done. A spokesperson for the C.D.C. stated that while the agency had made efforts to speed up data reporting, and scientific processes, and that they are still working on it, more work is needed to find “new ways to adapt our agency’s structure to the changing world.”