TRW wins $511 million CDC contract.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. (CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ) has selected TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TRW) for a $511 million, seven-year contract to develop and support information systems that aid CDC public health research, surveillance, and intervention efforts and serve its centers, institutes and offices nationwide. The CDC protects people's health and safety by preventing and controlling diseases and injuries; enhances health decisions by providing credible information on critical health issues; and promotes healthy living through strong partnerships with local, national and international organizations. TRW Systems, based in Reston, has designed, tested and installed scientific and administrative systems for the CDC since October 1996. These include systems that collect and report disease data for surveillance and outbreak investigations; receive, store, retrieve and track laboratory specimens; and perform statistical analyses to identify risk factors and support the development of appropriate public health intervention health intervention Health care An activity undertaken to prevent, improve, or stabilize a medical condition programs. TRW also provides wide-ranging database and infrastructure support. Under the new contract, which was effective Sept. 1, TRW will expand its work to include analyzing information requirements The information needed to support a business or other activity. Systems analysts turn information requirements (the what and when) into functional specifications (the how) of an information system. for existing and upcoming public health efforts; managing projects and endeavors critical to U.S. public health efforts; and assessing and training users in both CDC-developed and commercial software applications.[section] TRW Inc. provides advanced technology products and services for the aerospace, information systems, and automotive markets. The company, which celebrated its 100th year of operations last year, had 2001 year-end sales of $16.4 billion |
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