Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director Notice of Proposed Reorganization
The Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) in the Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking public comm...
The Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) in the Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking public comment regarding its proposal to establish the Office of the NIH Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (OCAIO) within DPCPSI and move the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) under the Office of Nutrition Research (ONR) within DPCPSI in OD, NIH.
DATES:
Any interested person may file written comments by sending an email to
DPCPSIreorgcomments@nih.gov
by 11:59 p.m. ET on October 28, 2026. The statement should include the individual's name, and when applicable, professional affiliation.
ADDRESSES:
The following email address has been established for comments on the reorganization:
DPCPSIreorgcomments@nih.gov.
The program offices in DPCPSI share a common mission of identifying emerging scientific opportunities, rising public health challenges, or scientific knowledge gaps that deserve special emphasis. The proposed reorganization would establish clear organizational leadership for an emerging NIH-wide priority by creating the OCAIO and improve organizational alignment of closely related scientific areas by moving ODS to be a sub-office of ONR.
This notice is pursuant to the NIH Reform Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C.281 (d)(4)), DPCPSI will launch public website information at
dpcpsi.nih.gov/proposed-reorg-ods-ocaio
to further encourage public discussion of the proposal to reorganize. The public is encouraged to email
DPCPSIreorgcomments@nih.gov
for comments and questions.
Dated: October 1, 2026.
Matthew J. Memoli,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
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91 FR 65229
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“Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director Notice of Proposed Reorganization,” thefederalregister.org (October 14, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-20891/division-of-program-coordination-planning-and-strategic-initiatives-office-of-the-director-notice-of-proposed-reorganiza.
42 U.S.C.281
dpcpsi.nih.gov/proposed-reorg-ods-ocaio