[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49223-49224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17737]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority: Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration; 
Office of the Assistant Secretary

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Statement of Organizations, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has 
reorganized the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Administration (ODASA). This reorganization moves the Office of 
Information Services from ODASA and establishes it as the new Office of 
the Chief Information Officer, which reports directly to the Assistant 
Secretary for Children and Families.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lila Lee, Office of Administration, 
Chief of Staff, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 401-5329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part K of the Statement of Organization, 
Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
being amended at Chapter K, Administration for Children and Families, 
as last amended at 81 FR 7346-7351, February 11, 2016, Chapter KP, 
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration (ODASA), as 
last amended at 75 FR 42760-42762, July 22, 2010 and most recently at 
77 FR 67653-67655, November 13, 2012, as follows:
    I. Under Chapter K, Administration for Children and Families, 
delete Section K.10, in in its entirety and replace with the following:
    K.10 Organization. The Administration for Children and Families 
(ACF) is a principal operating division of the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS). The Administration is headed by the Assistant 
Secretary for Children and Families, who reports directly to the 
Secretary. The Assistant Secretary also serves as the Director of Child 
Support Enforcement. In addition to the Assistant Secretary, the 
Administration consists of the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
the Chief of Staff, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Early Childhood Development, the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for External Affairs, and Staff and Program Offices. ACF is 
organized as follows:

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families (KA)
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (KB)
Administration for Native Americans (KE)
Office of Child Support Enforcement (KF)
Office of Community Services (KG)
Office of Family Assistance (KH)
Office of Regional Operations (KJ)
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (KM)
Office of Communications (KN)
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration (KP)
Office of the Chief Information Officer (KQ)
Office of Refugee Resettlement (KR)
Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget (KT)
Office of Head Start (KU)
Office of Child Care (KV)
Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (KW)

    II. Under Chapter KQ, Create the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer:
    KQ.00 MISSION. The mission of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer (OCIO) is to obtain, procure, or develop cost effective and 
efficient information technology (IT) solutions that enable ACF's staff 
and grantees to successfully fulfill programmatic missions that result 
in the realization of the ACF vision. The OCIO implements IT 
strategies, policies, and governance frameworks to improve the 
efficiency and performance of ACF's IT systems that support ACF 
business processes in a manner that balances risk and cost with 
required outcomes, while ensuring compliance with all federal statutes 
and regulations. OCIO has ACF-wide responsibility for the direction and 
development of ACF's IT acquisition strategy, planning analysis and 
approval, management of IT investments both pre- and post-award, and 
leadership of key technology initiatives. The OCIO provides oversight 
and guidance on the use of business process reengineering, performance 
measurement, and continuous process improvement in the development, 
operation, and application of information systems and infrastructure. 
The OCIO manages cross-organizational stakeholder relations to maintain 
a flexible and adaptive IT posture that supports a resilient risk 
management approach to IT security and privacy. The OCIO creates 
policies to provide improved management of information resources and 
technology to more efficiently and effectively service ACF's internal 
and external clients and ACF employees. The OCIO will identify the 
appropriate continuing education for staff in the domain of records 
management, IT security and privacy, and incident response protocols.
    KQ.10 ORGANIZATION. The OCIO is headed by the ACF Chief Information 
Officer (CIO) who also serves as ACF's Principal Information Resource 
Management Official, and consists of:

Office of the Director (KQ)
Division of IT Acquisition and Vendor Management (KQ1)
Division of Strategy, Policy, and Governance (KQ2)
Division of Security, Privacy, and Risk Management (KQ3)
Division of Infrastructure, Data and Web Services (KQ4)

    KQ.20 FUNCTIONS. The Office of the Director supports the Assistant 
Secretary for Children and Families in providing centralized IT policy, 
procedures, standards, and guidelines. OCIO's responsibilities include 
strategy, policy, and IT governance, including performance measurement 
and innovation; security, privacy, and risk management, including 
business continuity, standardization and oversight of business 
processes, external compliance, and security strategy and management; 
financial and vendor management and IT acquisition oversight, including 
acquisition strategies, technological approaches, performance 
measurement, vendor selection, cost estimating and optimization; 
service planning and architecture, including quality management and 
enterprise architecture; program and project management; portfolio 
management, applications management, development, and maintenance; IT 
infrastructure and operations; and data services, big data analytics, 
and business intelligence.
    A. The Division of IT Acquisition and Vendor Management provides 
financial and vendor management and IT acquisition oversight, including 
acquisition strategies, technological approaches, performance 
measurement, vendor selection, cost estimating and optimization; and 
provides procurement support and post-award oversight.

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    B. The Division of Strategy, Policy, and Governance 
responsibilities include strategy, policy, and IT governance, including 
performance measurement and innovation. Provides governance and 
oversight of centralized enterprise-wide IT functions, including 
enterprise architecture, creation and maintenance of the technology 
roadmap.
    C. The Division of Security, Privacy, and Risk Management provides 
security, privacy, and risk management, including business continuity, 
standardization and oversight of business processes, external 
compliance, and security strategy and management. The OCIO will 
identify the appropriate continuing education for staff in the domain 
of records management, IT security and privacy, and incident response 
protocols.
    D. The Division of Infrastructure, Data and Web Services provides 
service planning and architecture, program and project management, 
portfolio management, applications management, development and 
maintenance, and IT infrastructure and operations, including data 
services, big data analytics, and business intelligence.
    III. Under KP, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, delete KP.00 Mission in its entirety and replace with:
    KP.00 MISSION. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration 
serves as principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families on all aspects of personnel administration and management; 
financial management activities; grants policy and overseeing the 
issuance of grants; acquisition advisory services; the ethics program; 
staff development and training activities; organizational development 
and organizational analysis; administrative services; and facilities 
management. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration oversees 
the Diversity Management and Equal Employment Opportunity program and 
all administrative special initiative activities for ACF.
    IV. Under Chapter KP, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, delete KP.10 Organization in its entirety and replace 
with:
    KP.10 ORGANIZATION. The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Administration is headed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary who 
reports to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. The 
Office is organized as follows:
Immediate Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration 
(KPA)
Office of Financial Services (KPC)
Office of Workforce Planning and Development (KPD)
Office of Grants Management (KPG)
Grants Management Regional Units (KPGDI-X)
Office of Diversity Management and Equal Employment Opportunity (KPH)

    V. Under Chapter KP, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, Delete KP.20 Functions, Paragraph B, Office of 
Information Systems, in its entirety.
    VI. Under Chapter KN, Office of Communications, delete KN.20, 
Functions, Paragraph C, in its entirety and replace with the following:
    Division of Digital Information is responsible for the content of 
ACF's public-facing digital presence. It also coordinates printing 
services for ACF. The division conducts preparation and clearance of 
ACF communications associated with web content, audiovisual products, 
digital publications and graphic designs, but does not include 
planning, budgeting, and oversight of the Web site maintenance and 
support contract. It provides guidance and support to program offices 
related to web content, social media, print publications, audio-visual 
materials, and digital information and communication activities.
    VII. Delegation of Authority. Pending further redelegation, 
directives, or orders made by the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families or Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, all 
delegations and redelegations of authority made to officials and 
employees of affected organizational components will continue in them 
or their successors pending further redelegations, provided they are 
consistent with this reorganization.
    VIII. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment. Transfer of organizations 
and functions affected by this reorganization shall be accompanied in 
each instance by direct and support funds, positions, personnel, 
records, equipment, supplies, and other resources.

    Dated: July 21, 2016.
Mark H. Greenberg,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2016-17737 Filed 7-26-16; 8:45 am]
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