Under Secretary for Management
In general
The Under Secretary for Management shall serve as the Chief Management Officer and principal advisor to the Secretary on matters related to the management of the Department, including management integration and transformation in support of homeland security operations and programs. The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management, shall be responsible for the management and administration of the Department, including the following:
The budget, appropriations, expenditures of funds, accounting, and finance.
Procurement.
Human resources and personnel.
Information technology and communications systems, including policies and directives to achieve and maintain interoperable communications among the components of the Department.
Facilities, property, equipment, and other material resources.
Security for personnel, information technology and communications systems, facilities, property, equipment, and other material resources.
Strategic management planning and annual performance planning and identification and tracking of performance measures relating to the responsibilities of the Department.
Grants and other assistance management programs.
The management integration and transformation within each functional management discipline of the Department, including information technology, financial management, acquisition management, and human capital management, to ensure an efficient and orderly consolidation of functions and personnel in the Department, including—
the development of centralized data sources and connectivity of information systems to the greatest extent practicable to enhance program visibility, transparency, and operational effectiveness and coordination;
the development of standardized and automated management information to manage and oversee programs and make informed decisions to improve the efficiency of the Department;
the development of effective program management and regular oversight mechanisms, including clear roles and processes for program governance, sharing of best practices, and access to timely, reliable, and evaluated data on all acquisitions and investments; and
the overall supervision, including the conduct of internal audits and management analyses, of the programs and activities of the Department, including establishment of oversight procedures to ensure a full and effective review of the efforts by components of the Department to implement policies and procedures of the Department for management integration and transformation.
The development of a transition and succession plan, before December 1 of each year in which a Presidential election is held, to guide the transition of Department functions to a new Presidential administration, and making such plan available to the next Secretary and Under Secretary for Management and to the congressional homeland security committees.
Reporting to the Government Accountability Office every six months to demonstrate measurable, sustainable progress made in implementing the corrective action plans of the Department to address the designation of the management functions of the Department on the bi-annual high risk list of the Government Accountability Office, until the Comptroller General of the United States submits to the appropriate congressional committees written notification of removal of the high-risk designation.
The conduct of internal audits and management analyses of the programs and activities of the Department.
Any other management duties that the Secretary may designate.
Waivers for conducting business with suspended or debarred contractors
Appointment and evaluation
The Under Secretary for Management shall—
be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among persons who have—
extensive executive level leadership and management experience in the public or private sector;
strong leadership skills;
a demonstrated ability to manage large and complex organizations; and
a proven record in achieving positive operational results;
enter into an annual performance agreement with the Secretary that shall set forth measurable individual and organizational goals; and
be subject to an annual performance evaluation by the Secretary, who shall determine as part of each such evaluation whether the Under Secretary for Management has made satisfactory progress toward achieving the goals set out in the performance agreement required under paragraph (2).
System for Award Management consultation
Interoperable communications defined
Source
(Pub. L. 107–296, title VII, § 701,Notes
Amendments
Deadline for Appointment; Incumbent
Deadline for appointment.—
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [
Incumbent.—
The incumbent serving as Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management on