[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68806-68808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28189]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority
This notice amends Part R of the Statement of Organization,
Functions and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) (60 FR 56605, as amended November 6, 1995; as last amended at 75
FR 61157-61160 dated October 4, 2010).
This notice reflects organizational changes to the Health Resources
and Services Administration. Specifically, this notice updates the
Office of Information Technology (RB5) functional statement to better
align functional responsibility, improve the management and delivery of
information technology services, improve management and
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administrative efficiencies, and optimize use of available staff
resources.
Chapter RB5--Office of Information Technology
Section RB5-10, Organization
Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
The Office of Information Technology (RB5) is headed by the
Chief Information Officer, who reports directly to the Chief
Operating Officer (RB) who reports directly to the Administrator,
Health Resources and Services Administration. The Office of
Information Technology includes the following components:
(1) Office of the Director (RB5);
(2) Division of Capital Planning, Architecture and Project
Management (RB52);
(3) Division of Data and Information Services (RB55);
(4) Division of Enterprise Solutions and Applications Management
(RB56);
(5) Division of IT Management Support Services (RB57);
(6) Division of IT Operational Support Services (RB58); and
(7) Division of Web Support and Collaboration Services (RB59).
Section RB5-20, Functions
(1) Delete the functional statement for the Office of Information
Technology (RB5) and replace in its entirety.
Office of the Director and Chief Information Officer (RB5)
The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is responsible for the
organization, management, and administrative functions necessary to
carry out the responsibilities of the CIO including: (1) Provides
organizational development, investment control, budget formulation and
execution, policy development, strategic and tactical planning, and
performance monitoring; (2) provides leadership in the development,
review and implementation of policies and procedures to promote
improved information technology management capabilities and best
practices throughout HRSA; and (3) coordinates IT workforce issues and
works closely with the departmental Office of Human Resources
Management on IT recruitment and training issues.
The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), reporting to the
CIO, provides leadership for, and collaborates with, Agency staff to
oversee the implementation of security and privacy policy in the
management of their IT systems, and plans all activities associated
with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) or other
agency security and privacy initiatives, and also carries out the
responsibilities including: (1) Implements, coordinates, and
administers security and privacy programs to protect the information
resources of HRSA in compliance with legislation, Executive Orders,
directives of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), or other
mandated requirements e.g., Presidential Decision Directive 63, OMB
Circular A-130, the National Security Agency, the Privacy Act, and
other Federal agencies; (2) executes the Agency's Risk Management
Program, evaluates and assists with the implementation of safeguards to
protect major information systems, and IT infrastructure; and (3)
manages the development, implementation, and evaluation of the HRSA
information technology security and privacy training program to meet
the requirements as mandated by OMB Circular A-130, the Computer
Security Act, and Privacy Act.
Division of Capital Planning, Architecture and Project Management
(RB52)
The Division of Capital Planning, Architecture and Project
Management (CPAPM) coordinates HRSA's capital planning and investment
control (CPIC), Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Enterprise Project
Life Cycle (EPLC) processes for Information Technology (IT) including:
(1) Provides direct planning development and support to assure that IT
activities support and achieve agency business planning and mission
objectives; (2) coordinates the development and review of policies and
procedures for IT Capital Planning and Investment Control, Earned Value
Management, Enterprise Architecture, IT project management, and the
EPLC methodology; (3) supports the Budget Office in its evaluation of
IT initiatives, and preparation of Agency, departmental and OMB Budget
Exhibits and documents; (4) works to obtain required information and
analyze it as appropriate; coordinates control and evaluation review of
ongoing IT projects and investments, including support to the HRSA
Enterprise Governance Board (EGB) and the Technical and Business Review
Board (TBRB) in conducting such reviews; (5) operates a Project
Management Office to promote, mentor and monitor effective use of the
EPLC; improve project management skills, communications and functional
user involvement; assists with project prioritization; reduce project
risk and monitors progress and budget; and (6) coordinates the Agency's
Enterprise Architecture (EA) efforts with the capital planning process,
ensuring the suitability and consistency of technology investments with
HRSA's EA and strategic objectives, and incorporating security
standards as a component of the EA process.
Division of Data and Information Services (RB55)
The Division of Data and Information Services (DIS) develops and
maintains an overall data and information management strategy for HRSA
that is integrated with HHS and Government-wide strategies, including:
(1) Serves as HRSA's coordination center for data transparency and Open
Government data initiatives; (2) provides for HRSA's data quality and
ensures that data required for HRSA's enterprise information
requirements are captured in appropriate enterprise applications and
that necessary data repositories are built and maintained; (3)
evaluates and integrates emerging technology to facilitate the
translation of data and information from data repositories into
electronic formats for internal and external dissemination; (4)
identifies information needs across HRSA and develops approaches for
meeting those needs using appropriate technologies, including
development and maintenance of an enterprise reporting platform and a
geospatial data warehouse; (5) enhances and expands use and utility of
HRSA's data by providing basic analytic and user support, develops and
maintains a range of information products for internal and external
users, and demonstrates potential uses of information in supporting
management decisions; (6) provides leadership and establishes policy to
address legislative or regulatory requirements in its areas of
responsibility; and (7) advises HRSA's Chief Information Officer (CIO)
on technical and analytical support it can make available to other HRSA
Bureaus and Offices, particularly in support of the HRSA Public Health
Steering Committee and the HRSA Office of Planning, Analysis and
Evaluation (OPAE).
Division of Enterprise Solutions and Applications Management (RB56)
The Division of Enterprise Solutions and Applications Management
(ESAM) provides leadership, consultation, and IT project management
services in the definition of Agency business applications
architectures, the engineering of business processes, the building and
deployment of applications, and the development, maintenance and
management of enterprise systems and data collections efforts,
including: (1) Manages the application and data architecture
definition, controlling software
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configuration management, data modeling, database design, development,
management and stewardship services for enterprise and small system
business process owners; (2) manages the systems development lifecycle
by facilitating business process engineering efforts, systems
requirements definition, and provides oversight for application change
management control; (3) provides enterprise application user training,
Tier-3 assistance, and is responsible for end-to-end application
building, deployment, maintenance and data security assurance; (4)
defines the Agency business applications architecture, engineers
technology for business processes, builds, deploys, maintains and
manages enterprise systems and data collections efforts; (5) applies
business applications architecture to process specific systems; (6)
builds, deploys, maintains and manages organization specific systems
and unique data collection efforts; and (7) directs database
maintenance, modification, security, and management services for system
process owners.
Division of IT Management Support Services (RB57)
The Division of IT Management Support Services (ITMSS) represents
the CIO and other OIT divisions on IT policy and other administrative
and IT management issues, including: (1) Collects customer feedback
from the programmatic and business areas of the Agency and provides a
central point for a variety of IT management and support functions; (2)
provides oversight and management of budget formulation and execution;
(3) serves as the focal point to HRSA contracts and provides
centralized procurement services for the Office of Information
Technology; (4) serves as the coordinator for Inter-agency and Service
Level Agreements; (5) oversees the acquisition of HRSA IT hardware,
wireless communication devices, and software licenses; (6) accountable
for property life cycle management and tracking of Agency-wide IT
capital equipment; (7) provides oversight for outsourced network and
desktop services to staff in HRSA Regional Offices (ROs); (8) provides
telecommunications accountability, oversight, and support; and (9)
serves as the focal point for HRSA-wide initiatives that impact the
OIT.
Division of IT Operational Support Services (RB58)
The Division of IT Operational Support Services (ITOSS) (1)
provides leadership, consultation, training, and management services
for HRSA's enterprise computing environment; (2) directs and manages
the support and acquisition of HRSA network and desktop hardware,
servers, wireless communication devices, and software licenses; (3) is
responsible for the HRSA Data Center and the operation and maintenance
of a complex, high-availability network infrastructure on which
mission-critical applications are made available 24 hours per day, 7
days per week; (4) controls infrastructure configuration management,
installations and upgrades, security perimeter protection, and system
resource access; (5) coordinates IT activities for Continuity of
Operations Planning (COOP) Agency-wide including provisioning and
maintaining IT infrastructure and hardware at designated COOP locations
to support emergency and COOP requirements; (6) maintains workstation
hardware and software configuration management controls; (7) in close
coordination with the CISO, the ITOSS implements HRSA level policies,
procedures, guidelines, and standards for the incorporation of
intrusion detection systems, vulnerability scanning, forensic and other
security tools used to monitor automated systems and subsystems to
safeguard HRSA's electronic information and data assets; (8) the Chief
Technology Officer (CTO), reporting to the ITOSS Division Director is
responsible for assessing emerging technologies and the subsequent
impact on current infrastructure restraints and program objectives; (9)
coordinates and engages with all OIT Divisions and Branches to insure
that advanced technology is being utilized to achieve program
objectives through innovative technology use; and (10) provides
leadership and establishes policy and provides oversight for Agency IT
configuration management.
Division of Web Support and Collaboration Services (RB59)
The Division of Web Support and Collaboration Services (WSCS) (1)
provides consultation, assistance and services to HRSA to promote and
manage information dissemination, collaboration and business process
improvement solutions through the use of Web-based tools; (2) in
collaboration with the Office of Communications, is responsible for the
design, deployment and maintenance of HRSA's internal and external Web
sites including development and implementation of related policies and
procedures; and (3) supports the collaboration and business needs of
HRSA by providing and supporting an enterprise-wide collaboration
platform, business process management tools and Web-conferencing tools.
Section RB5-30, Delegations of Authority
All delegations of authority and re-delegations of authority made
to HRSA officials that were in effect immediately prior to this
reorganization, and that are consistent with this reorganization, shall
continue in effect pending further re-delegation.
This reorganization is upon date of signature.
Dated: November 1, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-28189 Filed 11-8-10; 8:45 am]
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