The Trump administration has missed a deadline to appoint a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leader, leaving the agency without a director.
Officials confirmed on March 26 that the appointment of a new CDC director was delayed past the Wednesday deadline.
Wednesday was 210 days since the agency had a permanent director. Under federal law, temporary appointments for positions requiring Senate confirmation can only last for 210 days.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, named the CDC’s acting director in February, “will continue to oversee the CDC by performing the delegable duties of the CDC director,” a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told The Epoch Times via email….