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U.S.
Department of Commerce
Office of General Counsel
Welcome
The
mission of the Office of the General Counsel is to provide legal services
for the Department of Commerce. General Counsel is the chief legal and
ethics officer for the Department. Jane T. Dana is currently
the acting General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel. A small front office
staff and an Executive Office support the General Counsel as well as the
OGC legal offices. The Executive Office provides administrative support
for the Office of the General Counsel, including procurement, human resources
advice, computer troubleshooting, financial management, and security liaison.
More about Deputy General Counsel Jane T. Dana...
Deputy General Counsel Jane T. Dana is the principal assistant to the
General Counsel. Read a brief bio,
here! click
Office
Description
The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Department and legal
advisor to the Secretary, Secretarial Officers and other officers of the
Department, including heads of operating units. He directs the operation
of ten offices that report directly to him and also provides legal and
policy direction to four additional legal offices, which receive their
funding and personnel allocations from their bureaus (the Patent and Trademark
Office, the Economic Development Administration, the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration and the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration.) The General Counsel also serves as the Department’s
Designated Agency Ethics Official.
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