§ 2.98 - Director, Management Services.

(a) Delegations. Pursuant to § 2.24(a)(11), and with due deference for delegations to other Departmental Management officials, the following delegations of authority are made by the Assistant Secretary for Administration to the Director, Management Services:

(1) Provide a full range of services, including:

(i) Procurement of supplies, services, and equipment; travel support, conference management, general administrative support including coordination of office renovations and moves (within USDA Whitten Building); budget, accounting, fiscal and related financial management services; information technology services related to end user office automation, desktop computers, enterprise networking support, handheld devices and voice telecommunications; with authority to take actions required by law or regulation to perform said services for:

(A) The Secretary of Agriculture.

(B) The general officers of the Department, except the Inspector General.

(C) The offices and agencies reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Administration.

(D) The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.

(E) Any other offices or agencies of the Department as may be agreed.

(ii) [Reserved]

(2) Prepare responses to requests under the Freedom of Information Act with authority to take actions as required by law or regulation for the offices and agencies reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Administration.

(3) Administer the records management program in support of Departmental Management, and prepare and coordinate responses to management audits by the Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office, with authority to take actions as required by law or regulation for the offices and agencies reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Administration.

(4) Provide administrative and financial management support in the award and administration of grants, cooperative agreements, and Memoranda of Understanding in support of Departmental Management programs, with authority to take actions as required by law or regulation for the offices and agencies reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Administration.

(5) Provide human resources operational services for the following (with the exception of Senior Executives, Senior Level positions, and Political Appointees):

(i) The Secretary of Agriculture.

(ii) The general officers of the Department.

(iii) The offices and agencies reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Administration.

(iv) The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.

(v) Any other offices and agencies of the Department as may be agreed.

(b) [Reserved]

[60 FR 56393, Nov. 8, 1995, as amended at 77 FR 14954, Mar. 14, 2012]