Office of Administration Wins IOSS Honor
The NIH Office of Administration recently received the "Silver Award" for its development and implementation of the largest government contract vehicle program, known as the NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, or NITAAC. The Federation of Government Information Processing Councils bestowed the honor at its eighth Intergovernmental Open Systems Solutions (IOSS) awards.
The NITAAC program, established under the leadership of Dr. Leamon Lee, NIH associate director for administration, has created a faster and improved method for procuring goods not only for NIH, but also for all federal agencies.
NITAAC is best known for its intergovernmental approach to problem-solving and attacking new and improved ways for procuring goods faster and cheaper. During the ceremony, it was noted that NITAAC is the most innovative multiple award contract provider of quality information technology products and services. NITAAC produced over $527 million in gross sales in FY 1997. Since it began in FY 1996, it has resulted in $8.3 million in cost savings.
For more information on the program, visit its Web site at NITAAC.nih.gov.
Davies Wins Stein and Moore Award
Dr. David R. Davies, chief of the section on molecular structure in
NIDDK's Laboratory of Molecular Biology, has been awarded the
Merck Foundation's 1998 Stein and Moore Award for lifetime
contributions to the study of proteins. He was cited for his detailed
crystallographic analyses that improve the understanding of
antibody-antigen recognition, and his structural studies that help
elucidate the biological function and enzymological mechanisms of
proteins such as aspartyl proteases, tryptophan synthetase, TGF-ß,
HIV integrase, and pseudomonas exotoxin domain III. Davies will
receive the award at the 12th Symposium of the Protein Society on
July 28, and will speak on the channeling of intermediates in
multienzyme systems.
Stay-in-Schooler Smith Honored
Brasilia Smith, a stay-in-schooler in the Office of General Counsel, recently graduated at the top of her class at Coolidge
High School in Washington, D.C. She delivered the valedictory
address at the school's commencement exercises, and will attend
Howard University in the fall.
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