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  • Wed., October 16, 2013 8:00am

    Shutdown: CDC Tries To Maintain Morale

    Friday was payday for the CDC’s employees. Or, rather, half a payday. Employees of the Atlanta-based public health agency received roughly half their pay last week due to the federal shutdown. Workers were paid for the one week prior to the shutdown, but the second week of the pay period was affected by the shutdown.

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  • Tue., October 8, 2013 3:51am

    CDC Chief: Shutdown Hurting

    The government shutdown has damaged the CDC’s ability to detect and prevent disease, the agency’s director said Monday. Roughly 9,000 of the 13,000 employees of the Atlanta-based public health agency have been furloughed by the shutdown.

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  • Mon., August 12, 2013 5:00am

    Nation's State Lawmakers Gather In Ga.

    State lawmakers and staff from around the country will gather in Atlanta this week for a conference on a wide variety of issues facing states. The National Conference of State Legislatures will host its 39th annual legislative summit at the Georgia World Congress Center beginning Monday.

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  • Thu., December 30, 2010 5:19am

    Audit: CDC Misplaced $8M In Equipment

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lost or misplaced more than $8 million in property in 2007, losing track of items including computer and video equipment, government auditors say.

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