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Learn more »Dear Officers, We would like to share an interview ADM Brett Giroir did with the Military Officers Association of America. A copy of the article is listed below. Please share the story with your networks and listservs. You can also cross-post and amplify it on social media by retweeting or […]
Subject: February 28, 2020, Deadline for Submission of Annual CY 2019 Report of Outside Activities, HHS 521 Form – Negative Reports are NOT to be Submitted Provided below is the email for the upcoming HHS-521 form which will be due on or before February 28th, 2020. This will be for […]
Dear Commissioned Corps Officers, We are announcing an exciting opportunity for Commissioned Corps officers. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College to authorize Commissioned Corps Headquarters to send officers to participate in the […]
From: Toedt, Michael (IHS/HQ) <Michael.Toedt@ihs.gov> Sent: Monday, February 3, 2020 12:04 PM To: IHS ALL <IHSALL@ihs.gov> Subject: FREE Tele-Consultation Services for Medication Assisted Treatment Available NOW The Indian Health Service is excited to highlight a resource for clinicians who have questions about evaluating and managing patients with a substance use […]
Dear Commissioned Corps Officers, This morning ADM Brett Giroir, VADM Jerome Adams, RADM Sylvia Trent-Adams and RADM Joan Hunter stopped by the Secretary’s Operations Center to thank staff and deployed officers who are actively working 24/7 to respond to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Commissioned Corps leadership would like […]
