Office of Science & Industry

The Office of Science & Industry, also referred to in conversations and print as OSI, is the research & development agency of the Galactic Consilium. It is tasked with the pursuit of top-level projects ranging from biotic sciences to mechanical engineering to superluminal science and much more. It is also responsible for the study and reverse-engineering of technology acquired from other nations. They play an active role in the development of countermeasures and defenses against new military systems.

The OSI is separated into four distinct divisions, each with numerous independent operations and projects within their perview - Biotic Sciences, Military Sciences, Energy Sciences and Technical Sciences. The members of OSI are among the brightest and best engineers and scientists in the Consilium.

The OSI is a branch of the ConStat, with its director answerable to the President and Council.