Reports

We recommend that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention create policies and procedures for developing test kits that include roles, responsibilities, and oversight.

We recommend that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ensure that the recently finalized GRF addresses the findings we identified in this report.

We recommend that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention develop and implement documented processes to ensure that adequate staffing and laboratory space can be obtained for future responses and provide for separation of duties and supervisor controls.

We recommend that CDC re-evaluate the IMS structure at all levels of CDC's response framework and integrate positions or roles and responsibilities that provide effective oversight of a response effort, including a laboratory-based response effort.

We recommend CDC implement a CDC-wide laboratory document control system.

We recommend that CDC ensure that all infectious disease laboratories implement and periodically evaluate a QMS.