The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration (OA) is responsible for directing and coordinating all administrative activities for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration serves as ACF's Chief Financial Officer (CFO); ACF's Chief Grant Management Officer (CGMO); Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) Management Control Officer; Principal Information Resource Management Official serving as ACF's Chief Information Officer responsible for implementing the Information Technology Management Reform Act; Reports Clearance Officer; and the ACF liaison to the General Counsel. The Deputy Assistant Secretary provides day-to-day executive leadership and direction to the following:

• Office of Information Services
• Office of Financial Services
• Office of Management Resources
• Equal Employment Opportunity/Civil Rights and Special Initiative Staff
• Office of Grants Management

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration represents the Assistant Secretary in HHS and with other Federal agencies and task forces in defining objectives and priorities, and in coordinating activities associated with reinvention and continuous improvement initiatives.