Resource Management

In support of all other OBO entities, this office carries out the bureau’s primary financial, human resources, policy, and public relations functions with three relatively small divisions:

• Financial Management Division (OBO/RM/FM) provides accounting, budgeting, and financial management services, to include vendor payments, for all OBO programs; formulates annual budget submissions; and directs the financial planning and resource allocation process in the bureau.
• Human Resources Division (OBO/RM/HR) provides technical personnel advice and guidance for all OBO employees—Civil Service, Foreign Service, and Personal Service Contractors; classifies, recruits, and places employees; and administers the bureau’s performance management program.
• Policy and Programming Division (OBO/RM/P) serves as the central focal point for furnishing OBO information to external entities, such as Congress, the Department’s Inspector General’s Office, GAO and OMB; for developing bureau policies; and for providing coordination and informational assistance to other OBO divisions.