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Overview

​The Office of the Director provides leadership, direction, and management to ORS’ 22 Divisions, Offices, & Branches as well as communication and outreach. The OD establishes and implements policy and allocates the resources required to support NIH’s research mission and programmatic goals.

The Office of Program and Employee Services oversees a wide array of programs and services that benefit the entire NIH community. These services assist NIH employees, contractors, patients and visitors in their day-to-day work and well-being​.

 

The Office of Security and Emergency Response is dedicated to supporting the NIH’s biomedical research goal, by providing a safe work environment for NIH employees, visitors, research and facilities. SER’s comprehensive oversight of security and life safety operations protects NIH staff, visitors and facilities and allows safe, secure fulfillment of the biomedical research mission at all NIH campuses.