In fiscal 2015, the Department of State had $26,498 million in outlays, and in fiscal 2014 it had 10,068 total employment. The following bureaus and offices report to the undersecretary for management:
• Bureau of Administration
• Bureau of Budget and Planning
• Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services
• Bureau of Consular Affairs
• Bureau of Diplomatic Security
• Bureau of Human Resources
• Bureau of Information Resource Management
• Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
• Director of Diplomatic Reception Rooms
• Foreign Service Institute
• Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation
• Office of Medical Services
• Office of White House Liaison
• Office of Foreign Missions
The chief financial officer serves as a core member of the Undersecretary’s senior management team. As is customary in the department, much of the management responsibilities can be delegated to assistant secretaries or principal deputy assistant secretaries as appropriate.
• Serves as a principal advisor to the Secretary on all matters involving the allocation of management resources in support of the President’s foreign policy objectives.
• Oversees all matters in the department relating to administration, consular affairs, security, personnel, resource management, financial operations, IT and information security, training and health
• Reconciles policy differences among assistant secretaries before presenting unified proposals to the Secretary and Deputy Secretaries
• Coordinates closely with the Office of Management and Budget as well as senior officials from other departments and agencies
• Develops and executes management policies and directs global programs, including control and authority over the Foreign Service personnel system and department positions, operational funding, and other department resources worldwide
• Assists the Secretary in representing the United States at international meetings, performing other representational assignments and presenting the department’s position before congressional committees
• Assesses the resource, security and strategic goals related to the U.S. government’s presence abroad to ensure the correct amount of people and resources are in place worldwide
• Increases the efficiency and effectiveness of the people, facilities and systems used to implement U.S. foreign policy
• Represents the department on the President’s Management Council and implements the President’s Management Agenda, which is designed to make government more citizen-centric, effective and efficient
• Improves the environmental sustainability of the State Department’s facilities and operations