NIH Institutes and Centers
This Institute leads a national effort to eliminate cancers through innovative treatment interventions, and biologically control those cancers that we cannot eliminate so they become manageable, chronic diseases.
What is "The National Cancer Institute or NCI?"
He is known for his horror novels, including “Carrie” and “The Shining.”
Stephen King
This series covers positions for which the paramount requirement is knowledge of specific principles, concepts, and methods such as data storage, software applications, network components, peripheral equipment, software, firmware, services, and related resources.
What is "The Information Technology Management Series or 2210?"
This horror film is infamous for it’s notable ad-libbed line “Here’s Johnny!”
What is “The Shining?”
This Institute’s mission is to conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding eye diseases, visual disorders, mechanisms of visual function, preservation of sight, and the special health problems and requirements of the blind.
What is "The National Eye Institute or NEI?"
The “Harry Potter” series was written by this author.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This is the grading method most often used to assign grades to positions under the General Schedule and determine the grade of a position by assigning a levels with corresponding number of points.
What is "The Factor Evaluation System or FES?"
This Broadway musical turned successful movie featured a Thunderbird and Australian transfer student who fall in love at Rydell High.
What is “Grease?”
This Institute strives to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent the myriad infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases that threaten millions of human lives.
What is "The National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases or NIAID?"
This author wrote “Pride and Prejudice.”
Who is Jane Austen?
This Non-Supervisory Factor contains three parts to consider which include the nature of the assignment; what the employee considers when deciding what must be done; and how difficult and original are the employee's actions or responses.
What is "Complexity?"
This Sci-Fi film involves a simulated reality, a dystopian future, and a red and blue pill.
What is the “Matrix?”
This Institute's mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.
“To be or not to be” is a famous line from this Shakespeare play.
What is “Hamlet”?
This OPM guide employs a factor-point evaluation method that assesses 6 specific factors and also covers positions with a certain major duty occupying at least 25 percent of the position's time.
What is the "General Schedule Supervisory Guide or GSSG?"
This legendary film collection contains a Princess, a wise green mentor, and a “force” to be reckoned with.
What is “Star Wars?”
The mission of this center is to see that NIH grant applications receive fair, independent, expert, and timely scientific reviews — free from inappropriate influences — so NIH can fund the most promising research.
What is "The Center of Scientific Review or CSR?"
This epic poem by Homer is about the fall of Troy
What is “The Iliad”?
This guide provides agencies with a starting point to classify positions and contains 2 Parts for both White Collar and Trade, Craft, or Labor Occupations.
What is "The Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families?"
This 3 hour and 15-minute World War II film won an Oscar for “Best Director” by Stephen Spielberg and was shot primarily in black and white, except for a symbolic red coat.
What is “Schindler’s List?”