Management Scope
In fiscal 2023, the Bureau of Administration managed $473 million in appropriated funds. In addition to these funds, the bureau is supported by several working capital fund operations. Together, the appropriated and working capital funds amount to a budget of about $1 billion annually. The bureau employs roughly 1,000 direct-hire staff and more than 1,200 contractors as part of its role as the department’s enterprise service provider.2 The assistant secretary heads the bureau, including the following offices:
- Library Services
- Office of Allowances
- Office of Directives Management
- Office of Emergency Management
- Office of Global Publishing Solutions
- Office of Language Services
- Office of Logistics Management
- Office of Overseas Schools
- Office of the Procurement Executive
- Privacy Office
Primary Responsibilities
- Manages elements of the department’s global platform, enabling operations at embassies and consulates.
- Acts as the department’s chief acquisition officer.
- Manages both domestic and overseas crises impacting department facilities and personnel.
- Oversees the department’s approximately 13 million square foot domestic real estate portfolio.
- Leads coordination regarding the management, disposition, and release of department regulations, records, privacy mandates, classification and declassification of department information and printing, publishing and graphic design services.
- Facilitates the bureau’s support of tens of thousands of International Cooperative Administrative Support Services customers.3
- Maintains interagency relationships, including the intelligence community and Department of Defense.
Strategic Goals and Priorities
Depends on the policy priorities of the administration.