Functional Statements > Office of Management

Sections

1. Mission and Responsibilities
2. Organization
3. Order of Succession
4. Functions and Responsibilities Of OM Components
1. Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
2. Human Resources Services
3. Facilities and Management Services
4. RESERVED
5. Security Services
6. Office of Hearings and Appeals
7. Regulatory Information Management Services
8. Equal Employment Opportunity Services
5. Primary Delegations of Authority

I. Mission and Responsibilities

The mission of the Office of Management is to transform the Department of Education into a high-performance, customer-focused organization by providing services to our customers that help them do a better job of managing their people, processes, and overall strategy.

The Assistant Secretary for Management serves as the principal adviser to the Under Secretary on Departmental administrative matters. The Office directs, coordinates, and recommends policy for activities that are designed to:

• Conduct evaluations and assessments of Departmental programs and internal management practices.
• Develop and oversee Departmental systems such as total quality management, organizational development, and management directives.
• Provide personnel and training services to Departmental offices.
• Provide resource management services including facilities management, administrative support, and security services.
• Develop and manage the Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity Program.
• Administer programs to improve the work life of Department employees including the development of family-friendly programs and initiatives.
• Coordinate policy for management reform initiatives such as the President's Management Initiatives, human capital management, and the Government Performance and Results Act.
• Manage agency information resources to improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal programs inclusive of information dissemination initiatives and efforts to reduce information collection burdens.
• Administer the Department's information resource management program, including records management, the Paperwork Reduction Act, Freedom of Information Act, and Privacy Act.
• Provide administrative and technical support to the agency’s Data Integrity Board and monitor the Department’s compliance with the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act.
• Works with the Office of the Chief Information Officer to ensure that appropriate and timely action is taken with respect to systems, processes and reviews pertaining to the information clearance process, including clearance packages, Statements of Work, Form 3000, Privacy Act Assessment, and Systems of Records Notices, etc.
• Direct and recommend policy for the Civil Rights Reviewing Authority and the Office of Administrative Law Judges.
• Strengthen the effectiveness with which Federal funds are spent through mandated oversight, appeal, and review authorities.
• Administers personnel security and suitability and information security - as it relates to classified national security information - on a Department-wide basis.

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II. Organization

OM is under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary who reports to the Secretary and Under Secretary. The Office is composed of six organizations, which perform the major functions of the Office. In addition, the Executive Office and the Human Capital Management Staff report directly to the Assistant Secretary for Management.

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III. Order of Succession

In the event that the Assistant Secretary for Management dies, resigns or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office, and the office is thereby deemed to be vacant, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Process Improvement shall temporarily perform the functions and duties of the office in an acting capacity.

In instances where the office is not vacant, but the Assistant Secretary for Management is absent, the following officials, in the order shown, shall perform the functions and duties of the office:

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Process Improvement,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance Improvement,
Director, Security Services,
Executive Officer.

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