The term Release Date is used to signify the date material was posted on the ADS web site.

ADS 151, Reporting and Management of Litigation

Revised: 10/04/2004

Release Date: 03/08/2005

New and Revised Policy Directives and Required Procedures:

Changes were made to the following sections:

ADS 252, Visa Compliance for Exchange Visitors

New Chapter: 03/11/2005

Release Date: 03/21/2005

New and Revised Policy Directives and Required Procedures:

Recent Department of Homeland Security legislation entails a paradigm shift in the policy directives and required procedures that govern exchange visitor sponsorship. Since February 2003, the Agency has been designated by the Department of State for a range of exchange visitor categories, exceeding the trainee category that once encompassed the entirety of U.S.-based programs. The Agency's responsibilities and liabilities concerning the processing of visas have expanded accordingly. These changes necessitate that policy directives and required procedures pertaining to visa compliance be reconfigured in their own chapter, focusing solely on the rules and regulations for exchange visitor sponsorship.

ADS 462, Employee Evaluation Program, Civil Service

Revised: 03/09/2005

Release Date: 03/21/2005

New and Revised Policy Directives and Required Procedures:

The Civil Service Employee Evaluation Program has been substantively revised to eliminate many of the Appraisal Committee's roles, to emphasize the linkages between the Agency Mission and the employee's duties, and to emphasize the purpose of each position in accomplishing the work of the Agency.

ADS Chapters and Authors List, a mandatory reference for ADS 501

Revised: 03/02/2005

Release Date: 03/11/2005

New and Revised Policy Directives and Required Procedures:

This version updates the authors for the ADS.

Authorized Senders for Agency Notices, a mandatory reference for ADS 504

Revised: 03/16/2005

Release Date: 03/30/2005

New and Revised Policy Directives and Required Procedures:

Five changes were made to the list:

• Sharonne Williams, SEC, was added to the list.
• Rebecca Goldman, GDA, was removed from the list.
• Julia Collins, GDA, was added to the list.
• Wanda Taylor, HR, was added to the list.
• Pamela McKinley, M Bureau, was added to the list.

ADS 547, Property Management of Information Technology (IT) Resources

Revised: 07/25/2002

Release Date: 03/04/2005

New and Revised Policy Directives and Required Procedures:

This chapter was modified to reflect updated procedures in IT management. Also, the chapter was placed into the new format and edited. Please note that this version of the chapter was cleared in July 2002.

ADS 623, Financial Management of Credit Programs

Revised: 08/24/2004

Release Date: 03/04/2005

New and Revised Policy Directives and Required Procedures:

This chapter has been updated to be placed on CD 36. Please note that the only change to this chapter was to update one of the mandatory external references, the Treasury Financial Manual reporting requirements. Other than this change, the chapter has not been modified.

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