The Office of Executive Budgeting (OEB) formulates, executes and provides guidance on the budget for the Office of the Secretary. This includes the General Administration Salaries and Expenses, the Advances and Reimbursement, the Department's Working Capital Fund, Emergency Loan Guaranteed Programs (Oil & Gas, Steel), Gifts and Bequests Fund, and the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council. OEB's staff provides a wide range of functions including:

• Serving as liaison to the Departmental Office of Budget:
• Updating and maintaining the Office of the Secretary's Working Capital Fund Handbook and Advances and Reimbursement Handbook;
• Acting as liaison to Working Capital Fund clients to resolve problems of mutual concerns and to identify enhancements in current operations;
• Preparing reports to the Departmental Budget office, OMB and Congress that detail budgetary resources, actual obligations, outlays and employment;
• Managing the Working Capital Fund operations and employment authories assigned to the Office of the Secretary; and
• Monitoring the Departmental Gifts and Bequests account activities.

Contacts:

Deputy Director for Financial Management: Gordon Alston (202) 482-0753
Email address:Galston@doc.gov