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NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER PROFILE
Directorate Realignment: AMD |
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Aviation Management Directorate
Associate Director: Michael Martin
Headquarters: Boise, ID
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April 04 Aviation Conference & Education (ACE).
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In November 2001, the Office of Aircraft Services (OAS) was realigned under the National Business Center (NBC) to become the Aviation Management Directorate (AMD). AMD is headquartered in Boise, Idaho and was established by Secretarial Order in 1973 “…to raise the safety standards, increase the efficiency, and promote the economical operations of aircraft activities in the Department of the Interior (DOI).” AMD is responsible
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for the Department’s aviation safety program. Through this leadership, AMD provides centralized technical and administrative services to all Interior bureaus and, through individual agreements, to several other federal and state offices.
Responsibilities for aviation activities are assigned geographically between the Headquarters office; a Regional Office in Anchorage, Alaska; and Area Offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Boise, Idaho (with a satellite office in Phoenix, Arizona).
AMD Headquarters – staffed by 44 employees and seven contract personnel – provides administrative oversight, support, and technical direction. Functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Providing all necessary administrative support services, such as personnel actions, procurement, payroll, information management, and accounting;
- Procuring DOI-owned aircraft, commercial aviation services, and other aviation-related services in support of bureau programs;
- Developing and implementing DOI safety and aircraft accident prevention programs;
- Investigation all aircraft mishaps occurring in Departmental aviation operations, and represent the Department on all aircraft accident investigations where DOI is involved;
- Establishing and maintaining standards governing operational procedures, aircraft maintenance, aircrew qualifications and proficiency, and maintenance personnel qualifications;
- Developing and implementing an aviation user training program to meet Department needs; and
- Prescribing procedures for justifying, budgeting, and managing the financial aspects of aircraft owned and/or operated by the Department;
- Evaluating bureau aviation programs.
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