**So why did they not just fix the CDC's software or get rid of rogue players or whatever the issue was? Was the CDC data being sold/manipulated?**
"A private technology company that gathers data for a coronavirus database said a nondisclosure agreement with the Trump administration blocks it from discussing its $10.2 million contract":
https://archive.ph/Axxd9
Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data: https://archive.ph/20210716051400/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/politics/trump-cdc-coronavirus.html#selection-403.0-403.65
data reporting guidance under DJT WH:
https://archive.ph/3NfkI
updated guidance under JB WH:
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/covid-19-faqs-hospitals-hospital-laboratory-acute-care-facility-data-reporting.pdf
(post is archived)