not simply been read and placed on a shelf or in terms of newspapers, read and placed in every sacred band. instead, his work has gone on to change public policy. for example, in 2005, his work changed the policy at the national institute of health regarding the pain merits to government scientists and those payments coming from drug manufacturers. in 2008, he was cited by the scripps howard foundation for his investigative reporting in the anthrax investigation. he was given the award for the top news story in the washington news area in 2008. and that is the reason we are here. it is regarding his latest publication, his latest book called the mirage man. that book is about the 2001 anthrax investigation. and i can tell you, having lived through that investigation and former director of the ei laboratory that this work is very authoritative. it is very complete, very thorough. i believe one of my favorite passages in the book occurs towards the middle of the book and talk
mr. willman is an investigative journalist with the los angeles times and has been employed by them since 1995. prior to that he worked with the pasadena star news and the san jose mercury news. in 2001, mr. willman was awarded the pulitzer prize for his work in the discovery of seven drugs that were erroneously approved by the food and drug administration. he has been the recipient of many other awards, including the national press club award, as well as the george polk award. that work was his work on presidential finance and the improper use of funds for presidential campaigns. the work of david willman has not simply been read and placed on a shelf. in terms of newspapers, read and placed in the recycling bin. instead, his work has gone on to change public policy. for example in 2005, his work changed the policy at the national institute of health regarding the payments to government scientists and those payments coming from drug manufacturers. in 2008, he was cited by