---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 2700.3"
title: "7"
number: "2700.3"
heading: "Functions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/2700.3"
---

# §2700.3. Functions.

- (a) **Director.** Provides executive direction for OIRM. Develops and recommends Departmental information resources management principles, policies, and objectives; develops and disseminates Departmental information resources management standards, guidelines, rules, and regulations necessary to implement approved principles, policies, and programs; designs, develops, implements, and revises systems, processes, work methods, and techniques to improve the management of information resources and the operational effectiveness of the Department; provides telecommunications and automated data processing services to the Department's agencies and staff offices.
- (b) **Deputy Director.** Assists the Director and, in the absence of the Director, serves as the Acting Director.
- (c) **Administrative Management Staff.** Provides support for agency management regarding budget, accounting, personnel, and other administrative matters.
- (d) **Planning Division.** Defines, develops, guides, and administers the Department's long-range planning process for information resources.
- (e) **Information Management Division.** Develops policy, standards and guidelines for collection, protection, access, use and management of information.
- (f) **Review and Evaluation Division.** Reviews and evaluates information resources programs and activities of Department agencies and staff offices for conformance with plans, policies, and standards.
- (g) **Agency Technical Services Division.** Advises and consults with and assists Department agencies and staff offices on activities related to the development and implementation of automated information systems.
- (h) **Operations and Telecommunications Division.** Coordinates the development and implementation of programs for ADP and telecommunications resource planning within Departmental computer centers and the National Finance Center, and for the acquisition and use of Department-wide telecommunications facilities and services.
- (i) **Departmental Computer Centers.** The following centers provide ADP facilities and services to agencies and staff offices of the Department.
  - (1) Washington Computer Center, 14th and Independence Ave., SW., Rm. S-107-South, Washington, DC 20250.
  - (2) **Fort Collins Computer Center, 3825 E.** Mulberry Street (P.O. Box 1206), Fort Collins, CO 80524.
  - (3) Kansas City Computer Center, 8930 Ward Parkway (P.O. Box 205), Kansas City, MO 64141.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552; 7 CFR 2.81.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 39128, Sept. 7, 1982, unless otherwise noted.