An Overview of Government Information Functions

Types of Activities

• Create and Publish• Print• Abstract & Index• Acquire & Make Accessible• Library Services• Financial and Technical Assistance to Non-

Federal Libraries

Accessibility

• Government Access Only

• Full Access to All

Categories of Information

• All Unclassified (Open Source)

• All Classified (Sensitive, Secret, Top Secret)

Management

• Government Owned & Operated (GOGO)

• Contractor Owned & Operated (COCO)

Funding

• All Appropriated Funding

• Full Cost Recovery

Organizational Structure

• Fully Independent

• Located in Branch or Division

Government Offices that Control/Influence Federal Libraries

• Office of Personnel Management

• Office of Management and Budget

• General Accounting Office

• Congressional Budget Office

What Year Is It?

• Calendar Year

• Fiscal Years

• Project Years (Periods of Performance)

Types of Money

• One Year

• Multiple Year

• X Year

• Gifts

• Supplemental Appropriations

• End of Year Funds

Human Resources

• Federal Employees (Series, Grades, etc.)

• Contractor Staff

• Security Clearances

• Unionization

Information Technology

• Library and the Chief Information Officer• Library Systems (Levels of Importance)• Library Systems (Continuous Operating

Procedures)• Life Cycle Planning, Certification and

Accreditation, the OMB 300• Information Security

Grants

• What is a Grant and why is it different from a contract?

• Can Federal agencies apply for and accept Grants?

• Can Federal agencies make Grants?

Procurement

• Procurement Authority

• Goods and Services

• Types of Purchases (Dollar Based)

• Contracting for Goods and Services

• COTR and COR

• Contracting Officers (Warrants)

• General Services Agency (GSA)

STRATEGIC PLANNING

• Mission Alignment

• Goals and Objectives

• Long Range and Annual Plans

• Assessment and Evaluation

• Dashboards/Balanced Scorecard

MARKETING

Library Associations in the Federal Government

• ALA

• SLA

• AALL

• MLA

• Intelligence Community

• CENDI

• MECC etc., etc., etc…………………….