Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Dr. Johnathan Todd Weber, the chief of CDC's Prevention and Response Branch, led the team of experts who identified the source of a rare form of meningitis that threatened the lives of thousands.

    July 16, 2013
  • Overseeing the Division of Vital Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control's National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Md., Charles Rothwell was called a man who "epitomizes everything a top shelf leader should be." He has been named one of Federal News Radio's Top Leaders in Federal Service.

    February 27, 2013
  • This is the Federal Drive show blog. Here you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources. Today’s guests: Melinda Wharton acting…

    January 30, 2013
  • Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) says that in spite of how it may seem, lawmakers understand the dangers of the fiscal cliff and Dr. Arjun Srinivasan talks about drug-resistant viruses known as superbugs that are on the rise.

    November 19, 2012
  • Level 3 Government Markets Group's vice president shares IT backup lessons from superstorm Sandy. And a National Research Council committee report lays out why floods and other disasters will be in our future unless the federal government makes major changes.

    October 31, 2012
  • A Government Accountability Office report found the Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency need to do a better job managing their employees under Title 42.

    July 18, 2012
  • On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

    May 21, 2012
  • Fergal McGovern, Visible Thread\'s CEO, talks about which government agency websites do a good job of relating complex information in a clear way.

    November 14, 2011
  • The three agencies have joined a growing number that are offering incentive payments for employees to leave the payroll. Federal News Radio provides a roundup of recent buyout offers.

    October 24, 2011
  • Unisys received a materials task order to provide support services to the Centers for Disease Control\'s Information Technology Services Office, according to a Unisys release.

    October 14, 2011
  • Sherri McGarry, a senior adviser with the Office of Foods at the FDA, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the new food-safety efforts at FDA.

    September 28, 2011
  • Dr. Barbara Reynolds, the senior crisis communication adviser at the CDC, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to talk about the real-life work that CDC does in responding to health threats.

    September 27, 2011
  • Dr. Seth Foldy, director of the Public Health Informatics and Technology Program Office at the Centers for Disease Control, joins host John Gilroy to talk about distributing health information in a secure environment. July 12, 2011

    July 12, 2011
  • GSA, DoD, DHS still need at least another month to finalize the FedRAMP requirements. Agencies and vendors are anxiously waiting the FedRAMP process to speed up the move to cloud computing and save money. The CIO Council also is developing the top 20 cloud security considerations to help agencies mitigate risks.

    June 29, 2011
  • Health and Human Services recognizes six software tools that are leading the way in innovation for the agency.

    March 31, 2011