# CDC's Internal Control Weaknesses Led to Its Initial COVID-19 Test Kit Failure, but CDC Ultimately Created a Working Test Kit
> **Audit** by Department of Health & Human Services OIG · 2023-10-24
> *About: Department of Health & Human Services*
## Report
- **Title:** CDC's Internal Control Weaknesses Led to Its Initial COVID-19 Test Kit Failure, but CDC Ultimately Created a Working Test Kit
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Health & Human Services OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Health & Human Services
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2023-10-24

## Recommendations

- **Rec 24-A-04-007.01** (Open): We recommend that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention create policies and procedures for developing test kits that include roles, responsibilities, and oversight.
- **Rec 24-A-04-007.02** (Open): We recommend that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ensure that the recently finalized GRF addresses the findings we identified in this report.
- **Rec 24-A-04-007.03** (Open): 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…
- **Rec 24-A-04-007.04** (Open): 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…
- **Rec 24-A-04-007.05** (Open): We recommend CDC implement a CDC-wide laboratory document control system.
- **Rec 24-A-04-007.06** (Open): We recommend that CDC ensure that all infectious disease laboratories implement and periodically evaluate a QMS.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/cdcs-internal-control-weaknesses-led-its-initial-covid-19-test-kit-failure-cdc)
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