[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 45 (Friday, March 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13185-13186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04028]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Secretary's Order 03-2020--Establishment of the Management Review 
Board

    1. Purpose. This Order establishes the Management Review Board 
(MRB), which shall serve as a forum for systematically furthering the 
Secretary's management objectives for the Department of Labor (DOL).
    2. Authority and Directives Affected. This order supersedes and 
cancels Secretary's Order 05-2001.
    3. Background. The MRB will serve as the principal forum for 
coordination, executive oversight, and integration of agency management 
processes, offering an essential Departmental perspective in assessing 
a variety of Agency administrative areas.
    4. Composition.
    A. Chairperson. The MRB shall be co-chaired by the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration and Management and the Chief Financial 
Officer (the Co-Chairs).
    B. Membership. The membership of the MRB will consist of DOL Agency 
Heads or their designees. Designees will be at the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary level or the Agency's Administrative Officer.
    C. Non-Member Subject Matter Experts. The following career 
executives will provide information and guidance to the MRB.
1. The Chief Information Officer
2. The Chief Human Capital Officer
3. The Senior Procurement Executive
4. The Chief Data Officer
5. The Chief Evaluation Officer
6. The Director of the Departmental Budget Center
7. The Director of the Performance Management Center
    D. Logistics.
    1. The MRB will meet monthly.
    2. All meetings will be convened by the Co-Chairs with sufficient 
advanced notice as to promote member participation.
    3. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
Management's Performance Management Center will provide logistical 
support including meeting materials and space.
    4. The Executive Secretary is delegated authority and assigned 
responsibility for recording official decisions and assignments made at 
MRB proceedings and will participate in follow-up activities, as 
required.
    5. Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibility.
    A. The Management Review Board is delegated authority and assigned 
responsibility for defining and addressing DOL management initiatives 
and major cross-cutting management issues; for providing a forum for 
eliciting the views and perspectives of affected DOL agencies and 
offices; and for ascertaining a coordinated Departmental perspective 
and recommended course(s) of action, as appropriate, in the following 
areas:
    1. Evidence-building, including evaluation, performance management, 
and using data as a strategic asset;
    2. information technology;
    3. financial management, including enterprise risk management;
    4. human resources;
    5. acquisition management; and
    6. security and safety.
    B. The Solicitor of Labor is delegated authority and assigned 
responsibility for providing legal advice and counsel to the Secretary 
and Deputy Secretary, the MRB, and other DOL agencies on all matters 
arising in the administration of this Order.
    C. Agency Heads are responsible for:
    1. Providing to the MRB the perspective of their respective 
agencies on matters before the MRB; and
    2. consulting with the MRB on policies and activities which relate 
to the purposes or responsibilities of the MRB.
    6. Independent Contributing Committees. The following committees 
are independent of the MRB, but may be called on to regularly provide 
updates:
    A. Enterprise Shared Services Governance Board. This board governs 
Shared Services activities across DOL.
    B. Security Advisory Board. This board provides organizational 
advice and recommendations to the Secretary regarding the security and 
safety of occupants of and visitors to DOL facilities.
    C. Enterprise Risk Management Council. This council serves as the 
oversight body for the development of coordinated Department-wide 
positions on risk, risk management, risk mitigation, and execution in 
conformance with any guidance on risk governance issued by the Congress 
or the Office of Management and Budget.
    D. Strategic Review Council. This council conducts the annual 
review of

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the Strategic Plan and of program portfolios to document the 
Department's progress in meeting its strategic objectives.
    7. Reservation of Authority and Responsibility.
    A. The submission of reports and recommendations to the President 
and the Congress concerning the administration of the statutory 
provisions and Executive Orders affecting DOL is reserved to the 
Secretary.
    B. This Secretary's Order does not affect the authorities or 
responsibilities of the Office of Inspector General under the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, or under Secretary's Order 04-2006 
(February 21, 2006).
    C. Except as provided above in Section 2, all other Secretary's 
Orders remain in full force and effect.
    8. Effective Date. This Order is effective immediately.

    Dated: February 21, 2020.
Eugene Scalia,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2020-04028 Filed 3-5-20; 8:45 am]
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