Why was the Office of Compensation Analysis and Support (OCAS) changed to the Division of Compensation Analysis and Support (DCAS)? What does this change mean to claimants?
OCAS was previously part of the NIOSH Office of the Director (OD). The name change reflects the conversion of OCAS from an Office to a NIOSH Division that reports to, but is not included within the NIOSH OD. This action is part of an ongoing project to reduce the size of the NIOSH OD, which is one of the goals of an OD Management Review begun in September of 2009. This organizational change will not delay the processing of claimants’ dose reconstructions. Dose reconstruction activities will continue as normal. Telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and web page addresses will also remain the same. If you have additional questions about the name change, please contact DCAS by email at dcas@cdc.gov or ocas@cdc.gov or 513-533-6800 (toll-free at 1-877-222-7570).
