US/Department/Health and Human Services

US/Department/Health and Human Services
Motto	Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America
Predecessor	•  Federal Security Agency •  United States Department of Health •  Education •  Welfare
Formation	May 4, 1980
Parent organization	US
Headquarters	Hubert H. Humphrey BuildingWashington, D.C. 38°53′12″N 77°00′52″W, 38.88667°N 77.01444°W, 38.88667, -77.01444Coordinates: 38°53′12″N 77°00′52″W, -77.01444
Leader	United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Subgroups	•  Public Health Service •  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response •  Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority •  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation •  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation •  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration •  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs •  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources •  Office of the Inspector General •  United States Office of Research Integrity •  Administration for Children and Families •  Administration on Aging •  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services •  Office of the General Counsel
Staff	79,540
Originally the "Department of Health, Education and Welfare" (HEW), the DHHS is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government in charge of health. Its major subgroups include the FDA, CDC and NIH.

Timothy DeFoggi

On the 26th August, 2014, Timothy DeFoggi, aged 56, a former acting director of cyber security for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was convicted of conspiracy to advertise and distribute child pornography, and accessing a computer with intent to view child pornography in connection with his membership in a child pornography website. The US Department of Justice stated that DeFoggi "even suggested meeting one member in person to fulfill their mutual fantasies to violently rape and murder children." Time magazine noted that "It’s unclear if his illegal activity overlapped with his work for the government." Wired magazine reports that DeFoggi worked for the department from 2008 until January 2014. DeFoggi had been using Tor. In 2015 he was sentenced to 25 years in jail.

 

An event carried out

Event	Location	Description
Crimson Contagion	New York US	An U.S. nationwide exercise in how to handle an influenza pandemic. Held January to August 2019

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