Anita has over 34 years of Government Service. She served as a Contract Specialist (CS) and Contracting Officer (CO) at USDA Agriculture Research Service and Social Security Administration for almost 18 years. She joined HHS as a Small Business Specialist in 2007 and currently supports the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and National Institute of Health (NIH), which includes National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI.) She also supported HRSA, PSC/OAMS, and FDA during her 16 years at HHS.