Work Assignment Opportunities
The Commerce Science and Technology Fellowship (ComSci) Program is designed to give career federal employees the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of science and technology and international competitiveness.
Through the full-time program, ComSci Fellows are afforded the opportunity to work in another agency on projects of interest to them that will benefit them in their careers. These assignments have involved policy-making, legislative oversight, budgeting, and interagency problem-solving.
The ComSci Program offers an excellent opportunity for Fellows to participate in executive development assignments, which allow Fellows to grow as individuals and as managers, provide host agencies with top notch talent, and return to their home agencies highly motivated employees ready to take on new challenges. Participants of this program have gone on to positions of greater responsibility in the Federal Government, private industry, and academia.
The ComSci Program Director will work with each Fellow participating in the full-time program to help identify potential work assignment and agency placement. Fellows take an active role in identifying and seeking placement opportunities.
Assignments Held By Previous ComSci Fellows:
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Inspector General
Cooperative State Research Service
National Agricultural Library
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Technology Administration
• Office of the Under Secretary for Technology
• Japan Technology Program
• Office of Technology Commercialization
• Office of International Policy
• Office of Technology Policy
National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Semiconductor Electronics Division
International Trade Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration
National Technical Information Service
Office of the General Counsel
Bureau of the Census
Office of Information Resources Management
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and Environment
Defense Mapping Agency
Office of Industrial Base Assessment
Office of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
• Environmental Security
• Acquisition Reform
Information Resources Management College
National Defense University
Office of Industrial Base Assessment
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Institute of Handicapped Research
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy
Division of Physical Research
Office of the General Counsel
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
Office of Solar Policy
Office of Fusion Energy and Science
Office of the Assistant Administrator for Solar, Geothermal and
Advanced Energy Systems
Administration for Fossil Energy
Office of Transportation Technologies
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Assistant Secretary for Consumer Affairs
National Air Pollution Control Administration
Food and Drug Administration
Bureau of Product Safety
National Institutes of Health
• Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives
• National Institute for Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases
• Laboratory of Chemical Physics
• Biotechnology Resources Branch
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of Urban Technology and Research
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Office of Research and Development
National Park Service
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Land and Water Resources
Policy Coordinating Committee Staff
Office of Information Resources Management
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Anti-Trust Division
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
• National Computer Crime Squad
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Secretary
Office of U.S. Coordination for Refugee Affairs
Bureau of International Organization Affairs
U.S. Agency for International Development
• Office of Environment and Natural Resources
• Office of Science, Technology and Communication
Office of Environmental Affairs
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
Materials Research Bureau
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Systems Development and Technology
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Highway Administration
• Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
• Office of Traffic Management and Intelligent Transportation
Systems Applications
• Office of Technology Evaluation and Deployment
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Office of Research
Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation
Office of International Environmental Policy
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Technology Directorate
• Science Directorate
• National Security and International Affairs Division
• Environment Division
• Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
• Special Studies Division
• Office of Energy and Science
• National Science and Technology Council
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
President's Commission on Marine Science, Engineering and Resources
Council on Environmental Quality
White House Office of Administration
White House Conference on Small Business
Office of Management and Budget
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Office of Advanced Research and Technology
Office of Aero-Space Technology
Office of Applications
High Performance and Computing Office
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Executive Personnel and Management Development
Office of Policy Analysis and Coordination
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Bureau of Research and Engineering
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
U.S. Customs Service
Federal PKI Steering Committee
OTHER AGENCIES AND OFFICES
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
National Research Council
NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE FOR COMPUTING, INFORMATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Environmental Systems and Resources Division
Research Applications Directorate
Controller's Office
Directorate for Mathematics and Physical Sciences and Engineering
Division of Graduate Education
Division of Physics
Division of International Programs
Office of the General Counsel
East Asia and Pacific Program
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Department of Science and Technology
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Office of the President
U.S. ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
Nuclear Energy Division
THE WORLD BANK
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT
Department of Human Resources
Department of General Services
UNITED STATES EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION
Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution
SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Subcommittee on Computer Services
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Subcommittee on Technology and the Law
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY
Subcommittee on Science
Subcommittee on Energy
Subcommittee on Technology, Environment and Aviation
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE
Subcommittee on Technology
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Subcommittee on Energy and Power
HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON DRUG ABUSE AND CONTROL
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS
Subcommittee on Mines and Mining
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE
Subcommittee on Energy and Power
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY CONFERENCE, U.S. CONGRESS
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Legislative Reference Service
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT, UNITED STATES CAPITOL
PERSONAL STAFFS OF:
Senator Ted Stevens
Senator George J. Mitchell
Senator Alfonse D'Amato
Senator Howell Heflin
Senator John Breaux
Senator Paul Simon
Senator Timothy Wirth
Senator John McCain
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman
Senator Max Cieland
Senator Maria Cantwell
Representative Leon Panetta
Representative Steve Schiff
Representative Bob Edgar
Representative Luis Fortuño
Representative Judd Gregg
Representative Claudine Schneider
Representative Carrie P. Meek
Representative J. C. Watts, Jr.