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Motto | Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America |
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Predecessor | • Federal Security Agency • United States Department of Health • Education • Welfare |
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Formation | May 4, 1980 |
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Parent organization | US |
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Headquarters | Hubert H. Humphrey BuildingWashington, D.C. 38°53â²12â³N 77°00â²52â³W, 38.88667°N 77.01444°W, 38.88667, -77.01444Coordinates: 38°53â²12â³N 77°00â²52â³W, -77.01444 |
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Leader | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
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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 |
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Staff | 79,540 |
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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."[1] Time magazine noted that "It’s unclear if his illegal activity overlapped with his work for the government."[2] Wired magazine reports that DeFoggi worked for the department from 2008 until January 2014.[3] DeFoggi had been using Tor. In 2015 he was sentenced to 25 years in jail.[4]
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