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In the
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, the Office of Administration is an entity within the
Executive Office of the President The Executive Office of the President (EOP) comprises the offices and agencies that support the work of the president at the center of the executive branch of the United States federal government. The EOP consists of several offices and agenc ...
tasked with overseeing the general administration of the entire Executive Office.


History

The Office of Administration was formed by merging the administrative functions of ten entities that were present in the Executive Office by the signing of by President
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on December 12, 1977.


Mission

The organization's mission is to provide administrative services to all entities of the
Executive Office of the President The Executive Office of the President (EOP) comprises the offices and agencies that support the work of the president at the center of the executive branch of the United States federal government. The EOP consists of several offices and agenc ...
, including direct support services to the
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. The services include financial management and information technology support, human resources management,
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and research assistance, facilities management, procurement, printing and graphics support,
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, and the Office of White House
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and messenger operations. The Director of the organization oversees the submission of the annual
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Request and represents the organization before congressional funding
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. Part of the Office of Administration is the Facilities Management Division. The core functions include the Facility Request Program, Space Management, Project Oversight, Conference and Meeting Support, Preservation Stewardship, and Recycling Program Management. As part of the Facilities Management Division, the Preservation Office's mission is the preservation of the historic and architectural integrity of the EOP properties. This involves the following tasks: * Oversee the restoration and preservation of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB), the East and West Wings of the White House, and the Jackson Place Townhouses, among other selected properties. * Direct and manage public education programs on the history of the EOP properties (these include special presentations, exhibitions, brochures and other informational requests). * Maintain collections of furnishings, decorative arts, architectural fragments, prints and drawings, and research files, as well as manage the receipt of gifts and the loans of materials and furnishings.


See also

*
Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). OMB's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, but it also examines agency programs, pol ...
*
General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. GSA supplies products and communications for U.S. gover ...
* Office of Personnel Management *
Secret Service A secret service is a government agency, intelligence agency, or the activities of a government agency, concerned with the gathering of intelligence data. The tasks and powers of a secret service can vary greatly from one country to another. Fo ...


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External links

* {{EOP agencies Office of Administration