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          Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging ThreatsOffice of the Chief Scientist Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats
    Also referred to as: OCET

      	OCET provides leadership, coordination, and oversight for FDA’s national and global health security, counterterrorism, and emerging threats portfolios.
  
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              Various images representing activities of the Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats, including law and policy, regulatory science, professional development, and medical countermeasure development and availabilityVision
    A world in which public health threats are prevented from becoming crises and all people are equally protected from public health threats.

  Mission
    To promote health security and protect the nation and the international community from public health threats, including acts of terrorism, epidemics, and disasters.

    The *Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats (OCET)* provides leadership, coordination, and oversight for FDA’s national and global health security, counterterrorism, and emerging threats portfolios.

Major Functions

Serves as FDA’s point of entry on policy and planning matters concerning global health security, counterterrorism, and emerging threats

Develops and coordinates the implementation of comprehensive FDA plans and strategies for these portfolios in collaboration with FDA centers and offices, and with external U.S. government and international partners

Serves as the FDA focal point for the HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE) and Department of Defense medical countermeasure (MCM) programs to support the warfighter

Coordinates FDA’s Medical Countermeasures Initiative (MCMi)  to facilitate the development of safe and effective MCMs against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents and emerging threats, such as pandemic influenza

Develops and coordinates implementation of FDA policies and procedures to facilitate the availability of MCMs, including efforts to safeguard MCMs from adulteration or disruption of supplies during public health emergencies, and enable access to available MCMs when necessary through an appropriate mechanism, such as Emergency Use Authorization

On behalf of the Commissioner, facilitates communications within FDA and with external partners on counterterrorism policy, public health emergency preparedness, and global health security
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          Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats (OCET)
							
		    		    	Michael Mair, MPH
Assistant Commissioner for Counterterrorism Policy, and Director, OCET
		    
		    		    	Hours Available
		AskMCMi@fda.hhs.gov
		    
		    
		    
		    
		    		    			    	

    www.fda.gov/medicalcountermeasures
    Twitter: @FDA_MCMi

                                                                                  Content current as of:
      02/06/2023Office of the Chief Scientist
            
          
                        Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats
          Office of Regulatory Science and Innovation
          Office of Scientific Integrity
          Office of Scientific Professional Development


                        Office of Laboratory Safety
          National Center for Toxicological Research
          Guidance Documents by the Office of the Chief Scientist
 
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