Welcome to the Administrative Operations Staff (AOS) Home Page. AOS is part of the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division (APPCD) and is responsible for managing, controlling, and administering the execution of APPCD's financial resources so that APPCD can conduct its research programs. AOS also coordinates human resource needs for the Division with the Human Resources Management Division in Cincinnati, OH.
Specifically, AOS provides principal staff support to APPCD for:
- Budget execution and oversight (Contact: Alice Gagnon ( gagnon.alice@epa.gov, 919-541-7510)
- Capital equipment (Contact: Larry Farmer ( farmer.larry@epa.gov, 919-541-3104)
- Contract for Engineering and Technical Services Operations (Contact: Diane Pierce (pierce.diane@epa.gov, 919-541-2708)
- Contract for On-Site Laboratory Operations (Contact: Diane Pierce (pierce.diane@epa.gov, 919-541-2708)
- Editing and clearance of all papers and reports (Contact: Alice Gagnon (gagnon.alice@epa.gov, 919-541-7510)
- Extramural resources management, including research and development contracts, interagency agreements, and cooperative agreements. (Contact: Larry Farmer ( farmer.larry@epa.gov, 919-541-3104)
- Facilities (Contact: Richard Valentine ( valentine.richard@epa.gov, 919-541-4437)
- Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act compliance (Contact: Joyce Fowler (fowler.joyce@epa.gov, 919-541-2904)
- Freedom of Information Coordination (Contact: Ann Barbee ( barbee.ann@epa.gov, 919-541-2821)
- Human resources (Contact: Joyce Fowler ( fowler.joyce@epa.gov, 919-541-2904)
- Maintain central collection of books, papers, and reports (Contact: Alice Gagnon (gagnon.alice@epa.gov, 919-541-7510)
- Maintenance agreements for equipment (Contact: Joyce Fowler ( fowler.joyce@epa.gov, 919-541-2904)
- Management analysis on special projects (Contact: Alice Gagnon ( gagnon.alice@epa.gov, 919-541-7510)
- Document Peer Review (Contact: Alice Gagnon ( gagnon.alice@epa.gov, 919-541-7510)
- Purchases (Bankcard and In-House) (Contact: Christine Baker (baker.christine@epa.gov, 919-541-1354)
- Records management (Contact: Larry Farmer ( farmer.larry@epa.gov, 919-541-3104)
- Senior Environmental Employee Program (Contact: Joyce Fowler ( fowler.joyce@epa.gov, 919-541-2904)
AOS assists employees and managers in management of its resources and provides guidance and oversight as appropriate. Employee biosketches.