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Administration for Children and Families

Chapter KJ

OFFICE OF REGIONAL OPERATIONS

KJ.00 Mission
KJ.10 Organization
KJ.20 Functions

KJ.00 Mission [62 FR 4295-4300, 01/29/97]. The Office of Regional Operations (ORO) recommends to and advises the Assistant Secretary on all strategic and operational activities related to implementation of the agency's programs at the regional level. It oversees the performance and operation of all Regional Offices, and coordinates with program offices on strategies and implementation of program initiatives.

KJ.10 Organization [62 FR 4295-4300. 01/29/97]. The Office of Regional Operations is headed by a Director who reports to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. The Office is organized as follows:

Office of the Director (KJA)
Regional Operations Staff (KJB)

KJ.20 Functions. A. Office of the Director [62 FR 4295-4300, 01/29/97] provides executive leadership for administering the agency's programs and initiatives at the regional level. The Director provides direction to the Regional Operations Staff. The Director is the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families on region-related matters.

The Director supervises and supports the Regional Hub Directors and Regional Administrators in administering Regional Office activities and establishing and implementing cross-cutting program initiatives. The Director establishes coordinative arrangements with program and staff office directors to assure that the Regional Hub Directors and Regional Administrators can oversee operations, fulfill program responsibilities, and have access to needed information. The Director advises the Assistant Secretary of problems that could prevent the Regional Offices from carrying out the mission of ACF and the Department.

The Director represents the Assistant Secretary in HHS and with other Federal agencies and task forces on Region-related activities.

In conjunction with Program and Regional Offices, the Director provides the leadership of ACF's partnership and monitoring activities. The Director is jointly responsible with the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation for implementing performance measures for ACF's goals and objectives.

Within the Office of the Director, administrative staff assist the Director in managing the administrative, personnel, and salaries and expenses activities for the Office of Regional Operations.

B. The Regional Operations Staff [62 FR 4295-4300, 01/29/97] develops and manages processes for liaison between ACF Regional Offices and the Assistant Secretary and program and staff offices in headquarters. The Staff supports Regional Offices by implementing and overseeing systems and procedures for communicating with and managing the workload emanating from the varied and diverse ACF Program Offices. The Staff monitors and evaluates Regional Office operations and makes plans for the utilization of regional resources to accomplish approved objectives. The Staff works with program offices to develop strategies for delivery of services to States and grantees.

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