Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Property System Data Were Neither Accurate Nor Complete 

The data in CDC's property system were neither accurate nor complete. Of the 250 items we sampled from the property system, we located 245. CDC had classified the remaining five items as missing. We also found 14 items costing $3.1 million that were not barcoded or accurately recorded in the property system. On the basis of these sample results, we estimated that $29.2 million of CDC property was at risk of being lost or misplaced. Human error was responsible for the inaccurate recording of existing property in the property system.