Ogilvy PR wins six government awards

29 Oct 2009

Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide in Washington has announced six new government contracts from clients including: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

''Although we have worked with many of these agencies in the past, these new awards help expand the depth and breadth of our offerings to various federal agencies,'' said Robert Mathias, managing director of Ogilvy Washington.

''The robust list of wins is testament to the excellence and dedication of our teams.

Ogilvy Washington will provide branding and communications outreach support for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. For HHS' Office of Public Health and Science – Ogilvy Washington will assist HHS in planning, developing, executing, and evaluating a three-year national media campaign to reduce health care-associated infections (HAIs) and the associated personal, institutional, and healthcare system costs.

''For more than two decades, Ogilvy Washington has been a strong communications partner of the federal government,'' said Mathias.

''We are proud of the great work we do on behalf of our clients and are excited for the work to begin on these contracts.''