The Federal Nursing Service Council (FNSC) was organized in 1943 during the height of World War II to provide a means for easy exchange of information, provide mutual assistance in the consideration of nursing issues, and formulate recommendations regarding federal nursing.1  Originally composed of the Federal Nursing Chiefs, the Chief Nurse of the American Red Cross quickly joined the council.  In 1996, FNSC was expanded to include the Reserve and Guard components of the military nursing services and in 2010 the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Graduate School of Nursing became part of the Council.

Today, the FNSC is a united federal nursing leadership team poised to address tomorrow’s health challenges today. The Council seeks to enhance and strengthen its constituencies; to collaborate and enrich the environment for Federal nurses and those entrusted to their care; and to advance and explore professional issues and leadership. The Council membership consists of U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, including Guard and Reserve, Public Health Corps, American Red Cross, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Graduate School of Nursing.

The Council represents over 125,000 nurses with a beneficiary population exceeding 8.5 million. Military nursing, in particular, is a unique segment of public health and as such is sometimes confronted with issues that are not prevalent in the civilian sector. FNSC is a forum to address nursing issues which are uniquely tied to caring for the military member and veterans and nursing practice in the context of armed conflict. The inter-service and inter-agency collaboration provided by FNSC allows for the sharing of best practices and for consensus building to promulgate policies of interest to our entire membership. 

¹ Vreeland, Ellwynne M., (1950). Fifty Years of Nursing in the Federal Government Nursing Services, American Journal of Nursing, Vol. 50, No. 10, pp 626-631.

MISSION: Bring together Federal Nursing’s collective leadership and expertise to advance and strengthen professional nursing and enhance partnerships among federal agencies and the American Red Cross.

VISION: United to Address Tomorrow’s Health Care Challenges Today.

FNSC Mission and Vision

STRATEGIC PRINCIPLES & VALUES

 The FNSC is committed to:

• Recognize the impact of ethical practice has on patient safety and the quality of care. 
• Influence health delivery systems to eliminate preventable harm.
• Use and disseminate evidence-based practice principles to create more effective, efficient and safer healthcare environments.
• Optimize healthcare outcomes through interprofessional practice.
• Guide and disseminating policy through the translation of education and research.
• Ensure a collaborative and integrated nursing and other health professional response to advance quality health and wellness through partnerships.
• Influence the nursing leadership continuum.
  

Values:       Excellence, Integrity, Collegiality, Leadership, Courage, Innovation, Stewardship

2017-2020 STRATEGIC GOALS:

• Strengthen nursing leadership to drive positive change in health and health policy.

• Improve access, quality, and safety to health and healthcare.

• Enhance partnerships to support readiness, skill sustainment, and inter/intra professional collaboration.

The Council includes the principal executives and deputies of the:

AIR Force | AIR Force Reserve | AIR National Guard | American Red Cross | Army | Army Reserve
Army National Guard | Department of Veterans Affairs | Navy | Navy Reserve
Uniformed Services University | US Public Health Service

	Maj Gen Dorothy A. Hogg AF Deputy Surgeon General Chief, Air Force Nurse Corps Dorothy.A.Hogg.mil@mail.mil Deputy Col Camella Nulty  (703) 681-­7557	Office of the Air Force Surgeon General 7700 Arlington Blvd Suite 5152 Falls Church, VA 22042-5152 703-681-6994
	RDML Tina Davidson Director, Navy Nurse Corps Tina.A.Davidson@navy.mil Deputy CAPT Paul Loesche paul.a.loesche.mil@mail.mil (703) 681-8926	Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 7700 Arlington Blvd Suite 5136 Room: 1NW452E Falls Church, VA 22042-5136 703-681-9108
	MG Barbara R. Holcomb Chief, Army Nurse Corps Commanding General, USAMRMC Barbara.R.Holcomb.mil@mail.mil Deputy COL Lozay Foots III  RN, MS, FACHE Lozay.foots5.mil@mail.mil (301) 319-6800	Fort Detrick US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) Frederick, MD 21702-5000 703-681-3045
	RADM Aisha K. Mix USPHS Chief Nurse Officer Assistant Surgeon General Aisha.K.Mix@ice.dhs.gov Senior Executive Officer LCDR Chandra Jolley, MSN, BA, RN cjolley@hrsa.gov (301) 945-9964	Department of Homeland Security U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 1201 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20024 (202) 430-0367
	Mrs. Linda McConnell, RN, MSN, FACHE VHA Chief Nursing Officer Linda.Mcconnell@va.gov Deputy Alan Bernstein MS, RN Alan.Bernstein@va.gov	Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave NW (10A1) Washington, DC 20420 202-461-6700
	Dr. Linda MacIntyre, PhD, RN Chief Nurse, American Red Cross Linda.MacIntyre@redcross.org  Deputy Edythe McGoff emcgoff@su.edu (540) 662-6401	American Red Cross 431 18th Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 202-303-8763
	Dr. Carol Romano PhD, RN, FAAN RADM (Ret) USPHS Dean, Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Carol.Romano@usuhs.edu   Deputy Dr. Diane Seibert PhD, ARNP, FAAN, FAANP Diane.Seibert@usuhs.edu	Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Uniformed Services University 4301 Jones Bridge Road Bethesda, MD 20814 301-295-9004