Public Health
Centers for Disease Control Staffing for AIDS and Other Programs Gao ID: HRD-89-65 April 27, 1989In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) staff reallocation to support acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) activities, and the impact of reallocation on other CDC public health programs.
GAO found that: (1) CDC allocated about 416 staff years for AIDS activities for fiscal year (FY) 1988, of which about 251 were diverted from other programs; (2) CDC estimated that it actually used about 489 staff years for AIDS activities in 1988; (3) between 1981 and 1988, CDC staff years for other programs decreased by about 1,250, while it increased its staffing for AIDS activities; (4) CDC did not track staff years by program activity, and could not accurately verify the actual time its staff spent on programs or activities; and (5) CDC believed that its staff reallocation did not impact other program or activities.
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