Contact Amanda Farnan Press Secretary (774) 571–3639 afarnan@ourpublicservice.org Dr. Fauci Named Federal Employee of the Year October 5, 2020 Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health has been named the Federal Employee of the Year in the annual Service to America Medals, or Sammies.