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7 CFR § 2700.3 - Functions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s2700.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 2700.3 - Functions."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "2700.3"
section_name: "Functions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "2700"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 552; 7 CFR 2.81."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 39128, Sept. 7, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2700"
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# 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.