The Property Management
Division (PMD) mission
is to provide Departmental
policy, oversight, and
guidance for real and
personal property and
physical security programs
within USDA.
PMD develops regulations,
standards, and techniques
concerning receipt,
utilization, preservation,
disposal, and replacement
of personal and real
property. PMD also establishes
USDA policy and guidelines
for physical security
assessments, conducts
assessments on USDA
facilities, and assists
in implementing security
countermeasures for
identified vulnerabilities.
PMD provides Departmental
leadership in several
government-
wide initiatives related
to property management
and physical security,
including:
Section 923 of
the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996
Executive Order
13327, Federal Real
Property Asset Management
Homeland Security
Presidential Directive
12 (HSPD-12), Policy
for a Common Identification
Standard for Federal
Employees and Contractors
PMD is organized into
three supporting units:
the Personal Property
Branch, the Real Property
Branch, and the Physical
Security Branch.