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The Office of General Counsel is under the supervision of the
General Counsel who serves as the primary legal adviser to the
Administrator. The office provides legal services to all organizational
elements of the Agency with respect to all Agency programs and
activities and also provides legal opinions, legal counsel, and
litigation support; and assists in the formulation and administration of
the Agency's policies and programs as legal adviser.
Sec. 1.33 Office of Administration and Resources Management.
The Office of Administration and Resources Management is under the
supervision of the Assistance Administrator for Administration and
Resources Management who provides services to all of the programs and
activities of the Agency, except as may be specifically noted. In
addition, the Assistant Administrator has primary responsibility
Agencywide for policy and procedures governing the functional areas
outlined below. The major functions of the Office include resources
management and systems (including budget and financial management),
personnel services, occupational health and safety, administrative
services, organization and management analysis and systems development,
information management and services, automated data processing systems,
procurement through contracts and grants, and human resources
management. This Office is the primary point of contact and manages
Agencywide internal controls, audit resolution and follow up, and
government-wide management improvement initiatives. In the performance
of the above functions and responsibilities, the Assistant Administrator
for Administration and Resources Management represents the Administrator
in communications with the Office of Management and Budget, Office of
Personnel Management, General Accounting Office, General Services
Administration, Department of the Treasury, and other Federal agencies
prescribing requirements for the conduct of Government budget, fiscal
management and administrative activities.
(a) Office of Administration and Resources Management, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina, (RTP). The Office of Administration and
Resources Management (OARM), RTP, under the supervision of a Director,
provides services to all of the programs and activities at RTP and
certain financial and automated data processing services
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Agencywide. The major functions of the Office include personnel
services, financial management, procurement through contracts, library
and other information services, general services (including safety and
security, property and supply, printing, distribution, facilities and
other administrative services) and providing both local RTP and
Agencywide automated data processing systems services. The Director,
OARM, RTP, supervises the Office of Administration, Financial Management
and Data Processing, RTP.
(b) Office of Administration, Cincinnati, Ohio. The Office of
Administration at Cincinnati, Ohio, under the supervision of a Director,
provides and administers personnel, procurement, safety and security,
property and supply, printing, distribution, facilities, and other
administrative service programs at Cincinnati and other specified
geographic locations.
(c) Office of the Comptroller. The Office of the Comptroller, under
the supervision of the Comptroller, is responsible for Agencywide
budget, resources management and financial management functions,
including program analysis and planning; budget formulation, preparation
and execution; funding allotments and allocations; and developing and
maintaining accounting systems, fiscal controls, and systems for payroll
and disbursements. The Assistant Administrator's resource systems
responsibilities are administered by this Office.
(d) Office of Administration. The Office of Administration, under
the supervision of a Director, is responsible for the development and
conduct of programs for personnel policies, procedures and operations;
organization and management systems, control, and services; facilities,
property and space management; personnel and property security;
policies, procedures, and operations related to procurement through
grants, contracts, and interagency agreements; and occupational health
and safety.
(e) Office of Information Resources Management. The Office of
Information Resources Management (OIRM), under the supervision of a
Director, provides for an information resource management program (IRM)
consistent with the provisions of Public Law 96-511. The Office
establishes policy, goals and objectives for implementation of IRM;
develops annual and long-range plans and budgets for IRM functions and
activities; and promotes IRM concepts throughout the Agency. The Office
coordinates IRM activities; plans, develops and operates information
systems and services in support of the Agency's management and
administrative functions, and other Agency programs and functions as
required. The Office oversees the performance of these activities when
carried out by other Agency components. The Office performs liaison for
interagency sharing of information and coordinates IRM activities with
OMB and GSA. The Office ensures compliance with requirements of Public
Law 96-511 and other Federal laws, regulations, and guidelines relative
to IRM; and chairs the Agency's IRM Steering Committee. The Office
develops Agency policies and standards; and administers or oversees
Agency programs for library systems and services, internal records
management, and the automated collection, processing, storage, retrieval
and transmission of data by or for Agency components and programs. The
Office provides national program policy and technical guidance for: The
acquisition of all information technology, systems and services by or
for Agency components and programs, inculding those systems and services
acquired by grantees and contractors using Agency funds; the operation
of all Agency computers and telecommunications hardware and facilities;
and the establishment and/or application of telecommunications and
Federal information processing standards. The Office reviews and
evaluates information systems and services, including office automation,
which are operated by other Agency components; and sets standards for