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As Public Health Service Officers and America’s Health Responders, we stand ready to preserve public health and national security during national or global health emergencies. Our mission is to be out the door as soon as requested, as this is an “all hands on deck” situation. All Corps officers were placed on involuntary deploy or "alert" status effective Wednesday, March 25, 2020, irrespective of the 'on-call month' status. Under Commissioned Corps Directive 121.02, "Deployment and Readiness," as directed by Assistant Secretary for Health, Commissioned Corps Headquarters will deploy Commissioned Corps officers assigned to HHS OpDivs/StaffDivs, either voluntarily or involuntarily and without supervisory approval, who are not considered mission critical, for deployments, under the current National Emergency. Mission critical requests sent to CCHQ are not final until the request is approved by the CCHQ Director as per the POM 821.76 ”Deployment Procedures”. An officer with a non-HHS organization may be deployed in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding between the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the non-HHS organization.
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Training
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
BACKGROUND
The USPHS Commissioned Corps’ mission is to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of our nation. The USPHS Commissioned Corps achieves its mission through rapid and effective response to public health needs and leadership and excellence in public health practices. The ONDCP Fellows Program is an intensive, year-long program designed to allow rising Public Health Service officers the opportunity to experience, participate in, and receive training in ONDCP’s wide-ranging programs, initiatives, and overall mission. The ONDCP Fellows Program was established as a developmental opportunity for selected fellowship candidates, providing a forum for policy analysis and operational input into ONDCP programs and strategy.
PURPOSE
ONDCP is the locus for the nation’s National Drug Control Strategy (NDCS), developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating national and international programs and policies focused on: interdiction efforts aimed at curtailing the trafficking of illicit and prescription drugs; drug treatment and recovery programs; public health and education initiatives aimed at new-user prevention; collaboration and partnership with state, local and tribal partners at the forefront of drug control and interdiction efforts; data-driven initiatives aimed at strengthening treatment and prevention capacities for local authorities in underserved rural and urban areas. It is the mission of the Corps to “protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of our nation.” The Corps achieves its mission through rapid and effective response to public health needs, and leadership and excellence in public health practices. As a result, the Corps and ONDCP share a common purpose in advancing efforts to promote public health and stem current and future drug-related public health crises like the ongoing opioid and prescription drug epidemic. The ONDCP Fellows Program is designed to allow Corps officers the opportunity to experience, participate in and receive training in ONDCP’s wide-ranging programs, initiatives, and overall mission. The Fellows Program was established as a developmental opportunity for selected fellowship candidates, providing a forum for policy analysis and operational input into ONDCP and interagency programs and strategy. The interagency collaboration outlined herein between ONDCP, and the Corps will foster among selected fellowship candidates a comprehensive understanding of national and international strategy development to combat ongoing and emerging public health crises related to illicit and prescription drugs and drug precursors by offering fellows a high-level perspective on strategy development from within the White House. Such collaboration will allow ONDCP to leverage the substantial public health expertise of Corps officers and bring this expertise to bear in addressing the most pressing drug-related public health issues of national and international scope. This mutually beneficial arrangement means that the ONDCP Fellows Program will strengthen both the Corps’ and ONDCP’s ability to protect the nation from ongoing and future health crises.
OBJECTIVES
The ONDCP leads and coordinates the nation’s drug policy to improve the health and lives of the American people. ONDCP accomplishes this through:
- Developing and overseeing implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy. The Strategy uses the latest evidence and research to promote public health and public safety approaches that address substance use disorder, reducing the consequences associated with it, and helping Americans recover from substance use disorder.
- Developing and overseeing implementation of the National Drug Control Budget. The ONDCP aligns funding resources for 16 federal government agencies and departments to support the goals of the National Drug Control Strategy.
- Administering High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) and Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant programs. Through the HIDTA program, ONDCP supports Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement, and public health efforts to address overdoses and disrupt drug trafficking and production. Through the DFC program, ONDCP supports community-led efforts to reduce substance use in youth across the nation.
Schedule:
Fall session begins September 1, 2023
Location:
Washington, DC
Course length:
1 year – Full Time
Limited to:
9 participants
Ranks eligible:
O-3 to O-5
Selecting official:
ONDCP selecting officials
Application for admission opens: May 8, 2023
Application deadline: June 9, 2023
All officers interested in participating this training opportunity must complete an application using the link below.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Participation in the ONDCP training opportunity is dependent on submission of required documents, supervisor approval, and selection by ONDCP.
LOGISTICAL INFORMATION
- The fellowship constitutes a non-reimbursable detail assignment to ONDCP.
- Selected fellows' salaries and benefits will continue to be paid by their assigned agency.
- Selected fellows will be on TDY to ONDCP in Washington, DC, for one year.
- ONDCP will fund travel and training associated with the Fellows Program.
- Selected fellows coming from outside the National Capital Region will not be reimbursed by ONDCP for expenses related to relocation, lodging, meals, incidentals, etc.
- Office space, government computers, and cellphones will be provided by ONDCP to selected fellows for the duration of the fellowship.
- Fellows’ leaves and time and attendance will continue to be managed by Department of Health and Human Services, with approval from the fellows’ detail supervisors.
- Fellows will be eligible to participate in the ONDCP Telework Program, subject to the fellowship supervisors’ approval and in line with the ONDCP Telework Policy.
- Selected fellows may be eligible to participate in remote work if stationed outside of Washington, DC.
- Must have a minimum of 5 years in the USPHS Commissioned Corps.
- Basic ready.
- No adverse actions.
- Exceptional COERs.
REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS FOR ONDCP PACKET:
- Letter of interest (maximum two pages) indicating from the attached list which of the nine positions you are applying for (using position number listed in the attachment). You may apply to more than one position. The Letter should explain why the officer would be a good fit for the Program, how the officer plans to use the skills/knowledge gained to advance the mission of the Corps, and attesting the officer meet all conditions of service.
- Curriculum Vitae
- COER scores for previous 3 years
- Supervisory approval (email or letter)
- Full-length photos in uniform (ODUs and Khakis)
- Standing at attention. Professional photos not required.
- Officers applying must have a valid security clearance and upload the clearance as part of their packet.
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL APPLICATION MATERIALS FOR USPHS LONG-TERM TRAINING PACKET:
With questions on completing the required long-term training forms, please contact your agency liaison: https://dcp.psc.gov/ccmis/PDF_docs/liaison.pdf
If you need additional assistance or clarification, please email phslongtermtraining@hhs.gov using the subject line: "ONDCP Questions".
If the officer's application for training is approved, the officer will receive notification of selection. Notifications may inadvertently be delivered to your email's Spam folder. So please be sure to check there as well.
Please note that available positions are subject to change based on mission requirements. Not every specialty will be needed for every mission. If interested in this opportunity, it is prudent to seek approval for multiple missions if your first choice is not available or not in need of your specialty.
The application packages and questions for this opportunity must be submitted to phscota@hhs.gov using the subject line: “ONDCP Application”.
Last Updated: 5/17/23