As the White House approaches a federally mandated deadline to nominate a new CDC director, there have been no public signs indicating who the administration has in mind for the position, or even if it plans to select someone.
Susan Monarez, PhD, was fired as CDC director on Aug. 27. Jim O’Neill took over a day later and served as acting CDC director until Feb. 13, when NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, was tapped to take over on a temporary basis.
The Vacancies Reform Act caps the number of days that a position in the executive branch can be filled on a temporary basis to 210 days