Every officer is expected to maintain a level of readiness for deployment, including minimum physical fitness standards. It is extremely important to make sure you are compliant with these standards as an officers.
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Learn more »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 […]
IHS Corps Officers, On 27 January 2020, ADM Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health, provided official notification that officers assigned to HHS agencies are being deployed without supervisor approval to support the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) mission, consistent with Commissioned Corps Directive (CCD) 121.02, Deployment and Readiness. ADM Giroir further stated that […]
