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Mission and Functions
Mission
The Office of Business Operations
manages financial and acquisition management programs
throughout the Office of Health, Safety and Security
(HSS), including the formulation and execution of
the HSS budget; funding control and accounting activities;
preparation of management studies; and provision of
acquisition management support.
Functions
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Manages and oversees the acquisition, use, and
disposition of federal property supporting HSS.
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Manages and oversees the negotiation and approval
of contracts and binding agreements with other
federal, state, and local agencies.
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Manages the development of the HSS budget to
include the following areas of emphasis: (1) coordinates
and prepares programmatic budget guidance to field
elements in conjunction with the Controller's
Field Budget Call; (2) integrates and synchronizes
field element budget requests into a consolidated
HSS budget request, prepares backup, supplementary,
and crosscut budget materials/schedules; (3) explains,
defends and justifies the HSS budget to the DOE
Chief Financial Officer and the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB); (4) assists the Department and
OMB in the development and preparation of the
President's Budget; and (5) explains, defends
and justifies the President's Budget for HSS to
Congress.
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Provides direction and control to prepare and
coordinate matters related to HSS management resources
for: (1) Congressional testimony and transcripts;
(2) responses to questions from OMB and Congress;
and (3) HSS Inserts for the Record.
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Integrates, synchronizes, and focuses HSS Program
and Program Direction funding through the budget
life cycle from development through execution.
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Compiles the DOE Safeguards and Security Crosscut
budget by obtaining budget data from other DOE
program offices.
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Manages the execution of the HSS budget to include
the following areas of emphasis: (1) distributes
the Approved Funding Programs (AFP) to HSS program
offices and coordinates AFP changes requested
by those offices; (2) prepares and coordinates
HSS reprogramming, omnibus budget requests and
supplemental requests; (3) analyzes accounting
reports and other documents to identify and reconcile
budget execution problems or errors; and (4) advises
HSS managers on budget execution trends. Assists
in specific issues such as travel, training, working
capital fund, support services and other related
expenses.
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Manages Procurement Office liaison and maintains
oversight of all HSS contracts.
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Ensures HSS complies with procurement statutes,
regulations and policies. Advises HSS managers
on short and long-range procurement strategies
to ensure proposed procurements are compatible
with the Department mission, objectives, and projected
program requirements.
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Manages the coordination and approval process
for procurement documentation and the preparation
of solicitation packages. Coordinates justifications
for noncompetitive procurements and, if applicable,
for contract ratifications.
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Coordinates with the Office of Economic Impact
and Diversity for the small business goals.
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Manages and establishes HSS financial and procurement
policies and procedures.
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