Office of National Drug Control Policy
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88 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL
The Offi ce of Management and Budget
(OMB), formerly the Bureau of the
Budget, was established in the Executive
Offi ce of the President pursuant to
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 (5
U.S.C. app.).
The Offi ce’s primary functions are: to
assist the President in developing and
maintaining effective government by
reviewing the organizational structure
and management procedures of the
executive branch to ensure that the
intended results are achieved; to assist
in developing effi cient coordinating
mechanisms to implement Government
activities and to expand interagency
cooperation; to assist the President in
preparing the budget and in formulating
the Government’s fi scal program; to
supervise and control the administration
of the budget; to assist the President by
clearing and coordinating departmental
advice on proposed legislation and by
making recommendations effecting
Presidential action on legislative
enactments, in accordance with
past practice; to assist in developing
regulatory reform proposals and programs
for paperwork reduction, especially
reporting burdens of the public; to
assist in considering, clearing, and,
where necessary, preparing proposed
Executive orders and proclamations; to
plan and develop information systems
that provide the President with program
performance data; to plan, conduct,
and promote evaluation efforts that
assist the President in assessing program
objectives, performance, and effi ciency;
to keep the President informed of the
progress of activities by Government
agencies with respect to work proposed,
initiated, and completed, together with
the relative timing of work between the
several agencies of the Government, all
to the end that the work programs of the
several agencies of the executive branch
of the Government may be coordinated
and that the moneys appropriated by
the Congress may be expended in
the most economical manner, barring
overlapping and duplication of effort;
and to improve the economy, effi ciency,
and effectiveness of the procurement
processes by providing overall direction
of procurement policies, regulations,
procedures, and forms.
Sources of Information
Employment Delegated examining
is used for fi lling positions, such
as economist, program examiners,
and program analyst. Inquiries on
employment should be directed to the
Human Resources Division, Offi ce of
Administration, Washington, DC 20500.
Phone, 202–395–1088.
Inquiries Contact the Management
and Operations Division, Offi ce of
Management and Budget, New Executive
Offi ce Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Phone, 202–395–3080. Fax, 202–395–
3504. Internet, www.whitehouse.gov/
omb.
Publications The Budget of the U.S.
Government and The Budget System
and Concepts are available for sale
by the Superintendent of Documents,
Government Printing Offi ce, Washington,
DC 20402.
For further information, contact the Offi ce of Management and Budget, New Executive Offi ce Building,
Washington, DC 20503. Phone, 202–395–3080. Internet, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb.
Offi ce of National Drug Control Policy
Executive Offi ce of the President, Washington, DC 20503
Phone, 202–395–6700. Fax, 202–395–6708. Internet, http://www.ondcp.gov.
Director R. GIL KERLIKOWSKE
Senior Policy Adviser RENÉ N. HANNA
Correspondence Manager VIRLENA COOPER-BRISCOE
Deputy Director MICHAEL P. BOTTICELLI
Chief of Staff REGINA M. LABELLE
Deputy Chief of Staff JON E. RICE , Acting
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