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UK government body
In the United Kingdom, the Government Operational Research Service (GORS) supports and champions Operational Research across government. GORS currently supports policy-making, strategy and operations in many different departments and agencies across the United Kingdom and employs over 1000 analysts, ranging from sandwich students to members of the Senior Civil Service.