Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Federal agencies are collaborating to fight bed bug infestations with common-sense practices.
February 01, 2011 -
Dr. Chris Braden of the CDC explains why and how CDC made the decision to change its methodology
December 22, 2010 -
The Federal Bed Bug Workgroup meets in February for its second summit.
December 09, 2010 -
Federal offices face a public health scourge spreading across the nation: bedbugs. Five agencies have joined forces to form the Federal Bed Bug Workgroup, which works to educate on and control the spread of bed bugs. The EPA\'s director of Office of Pesticide Programs tells us about findings of the first National Bed Bug Summit.
November 29, 2010 -
Sharing health information is getting easier thanks to a new CDC toolkit. We get details from program director Amy Burnett.
November 05, 2010 -
CDC Chief information officer, Jim Seligman, tells host Jason Miller how his agency is playing a growing role in health information technology by investing in health data exchange and bio surveillance. October 28, 2010
October 28, 2010 -
The Text-4-Baby program is a good example of a public-private partnership. Todd Park, chief technology officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, and Yvonne Green, director of the office of women\'s health at the Centers for Disease Control, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the successes of the program.
October 27, 2010 -
Agency awarded spots on the $5 billion technology services deal to 30 companies, including 15 small businesses. The contract is open to state and local governments, which receive grants from CDC. The goal is to promote standards and interoperability to share public health information.
October 21, 2010 -
Jim Seligman, CDC\'s chief information officer, told Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller about how the $5 billion tech services contract will change the way the agency buys technology.
October 20, 2010 -
Most agencies do not have an accurate inventory of how many devices they are paying for or how much those devices are being used. Officials estimate the government could save as much as $200 million a year by improving the management and optimization of contracts for wireless devices. The administration plans to revive the wireless communications strategic sourcing initiative.
August 20, 2010 -
Since 1981 an estimated 25 million people have died of AIDS worldwide.
July 06, 2010 -
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention take home a Tele-Vision Award.
June 14, 2010 -
We meet the CDC fed awarded for her \"spirit of innovation and ‘get it done\' mindset\" - Nancy Norton, a contracting officer and team leader for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\'s Procurement and Grants Office.
May 14, 2010 -
Janice Nall, director of the Division of eHealth Marketing at the CDC, says government needs to be where people are getting their information.
April 20, 2010 -
Agencies across the federal government are embracing the tools of social collaboration to become more accessible to citizens. An IT industry group that includes many federal IT officials heard from three of the top government experts in the field.
April 16, 2010