Office of Research & Development

Administrative Resources

This is a collection of administrative resources put together by the Office of Research and Development for use by research administrators in the field. Check back regularly for updates, and if you have recommendations for resources you would like to see added, contact us.

• R&D AO/ACOS Directory - A national directory showing Associate Chiefs of Staff for R&D (ACOS) and Research Administrative Officers (AO) organized by city.


• ORD Contacts


• Field Conference Call Minutes


• Field Research Advisory Committee (FRAC)


• ORD Clinical Trial Registration and Results Submission


• Responding to Congressional Information Requests


• SOP for the Use of Schedule B and Title 38 Medical Support Authority (434 KB, PDF)


• Time Effort MOU Guidance (217 KB, PDF)


• Specialty Team Advising Research (STAR) - Team of attorneys dedicated to research issues
  Note: This resources is available on the intranet only. If you have intranet access, go to: http://vaww.ogc.vaco.portal.va.gov/law/research/default.aspx .