Business Administration

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Business Administration (DAS-BA) is the central organization for all EERE business products, processes, and systems. It provides a full suite of business services to EERE's Assistant Secretary, Board of Directors, Office of Communications and Outreach, Deputy assistant Secretary for Technology Development, and Program Management Offices.

See the BA organizational chart (PDF 44 KB). Download Acrobat Reader

The DAS-BA is supported by three offices:

• Program Execution Support
  (administrative management policy direction and support – logistics – procurement and loan guarantee procedures - data entry support – contractor performance analysis – human resources – travel – training – space – records management – security)
  
  
• Planning, Budget and Analysis
  (corporate budget and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) – including budget development and execution; multi-year and strategic planning; performance and evaluation; benefits estimates and portfolio assessment; data; and corporate, crosscutting, and policy analysis)
  • Planning
    (corporate strategic planning and portfolio assessment, program multi-year planning)
  • Budget Formulation
    (corporate budget formulation, portfolio analysis)
  • Budget Execution
    (budget funding action documents, procurement and loan guarantee procedures, annual operating plans, fund transfers to laboratories, contractor budget data analysis)
  • Performance and Evaluation
    (annual performance plan facilitation, quarterly program performance reporting, accountability submissions, Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) and related President's Management Agenda (PMA) and other performance documents
  • Analysis
    (data, facilitation of program evaluation, market analysis, benefits analysis, other corporate and crosscutting analysis, policy analysis)
  
  
• Information and Business Management Systems
  (e-Government and program management systems collaboration – information technology systems development and maintenance – cyber security for EERE information systems – safety management and NEPA compliance – evaluation of EERE work by the National Labs – evaluation of National Lab facility requirements – analyses and management reviews of EERE programs – coordination of program and project management training)

DAS-BA also oversees the activities of the Golden Field Office

Printable Version