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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology and Finance

The mission of the Office of Budget, Technology and Finance [DOC - 66k] [PDF - 63k] is to provide advice and guidance to the Secretary on budget, financial management, and information technology, and to provide for the direction and coordination of these activities throughout the Department.

The Office is headed by the Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology and Finance (ASBTF). The ASBTF:

  • Is the Department's Chief Financial Officer. By delegation, the ASBTF/CFO exercises full Department-wide authority of the Secretary's authorities and responsibilities delineated in the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990.
  • Manages the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and all functional responsibilities included in the Clinger-Cohen Act.
  • Is responsible for the formulation, analysis and presentation of the HHS Budget submitted to OMB and the Congress.

ASBTF includes:

The ASBTF also is responsible for ensuring that HHS continues to make progress in meeting the goals of three of the areas of the President's Management Agenda:

  • expanded electronic government
  • budget and performance integration
  • improved financial management

HHS has already accomplished much in these areas. View the 2004 HHS Results Report.

Key Personnel

Address and Phone Information

Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget
Room 514-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, Southwest
Washington, DC 20201

(Two blocks North of the Federal Center, SW, METRO stop. Corner of 3rd street and Independence Avenue, Southwest)

Telephone
202-690-6396

Fax
202-690-5405

Last revised: August 9, 2004

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