The GSC oversees CENC. Members of the GSC are DoD and VA appointed and represent both government agencies and nongovernment subject matter experts. The GSC approves all studies to be conducted, recommends new studies, and identifies existing and new requirements. The GSC is the overall main governing and management committee for the project and the committee through which the DoD and VA interact and collaborate with the CENC. The GSC determines all major scientific decisions, and clinical studies proposed by the CENC committee proceed to the implementation stage only with the approval of the GSC.
Acknowledgements
This research is supported by grants 1-I01-RX-001135-01-A2 (PI: F. Aiken), 1-I01-RX-001774-01 (PI: F. Crawford), 1-I01-RX-001880-01 (PI: E. Wilde), 1-I01-CX-001135-01 (PI: S. Cifu), and 1-I01-CX-001246-01 (PI: K. Yaffe) from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and by grant W81XWH-13-2-0095 (PI: D. Cifu) from the U.S. Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. The ideas and opinions expressed in this paper do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.
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