Department of Education

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request

CONTENTS

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Appropriation Language..........................................................................................................Y-1

Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes.......................................................................Y-2

Amounts Available for Obligation ............................................................................................Y-3

Obligations by Object Classification ........................................................................................Y-4

Summary of Changes .............................................................................................................Y-5

Authorizing Legislation............................................................................................................Y-8

Appropriations History.............................................................................................................Y-9

Significant Items in FY 2015 Appropriations Report ..............................................................Y-10

Summary of Request ............................................................................................................Y-11

Activities:

Salaries and Expenses......................................................................................................Y-12

Building Modernization ......................................................................................................Y-24

Supplementary Tables:

Full-time Equivalent Employment by Office .......................................................................Y-27

Summary of Budget Authority by Office.............................................................................Y-28
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Appropriation Language

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education 

Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of

three passenger motor vehicles, [$411,000,000] $474,089,000, of which up to [$1,000,000]

$13,830,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for relocation of, and renovation of 

buildings occupied by Department staff1: Provided, That up to $2,000,000 shall be for 

necessary expenses to establish and deploy a Digital service team2: Provided further, That to 

support the Department’s activities related to implementation of the Digital Accountability and 

Transparency Act (DATA Act; Public Law 113-31; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note), up to $3,325,000, to 

include changes in business processes, workforce, or information technology to support high 

quality, transparent Federal spending information, of which up to $325,000 shall be available to 

support the Department’s implementation of a uniform procurement instrument identifier as 

described in 48 C.F.R. subpart 4.16.3 (Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2015.)

NOTE

Each language provision that is followed by a footnote reference is explained in the Analysis of Language 

Provisions and Changes document, which follows the appropriation language.

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Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes

Language Provision Explanation

1

...of which up to $13,830,000, to remain 

available until expended, shall be for 

relocation of, and renovation of buildings 

occupied by Department staff:

This language provides for the availability of 

funds to remain available until expended for 

relocation of and renovations of buildings 

occupied by Department staff.

2

...Provided, that up to $2,000,000, shall be 

for necessary expenses to establish and 

deploy a Digital service team:

This language provides for the availability of 

funds for expenses to establish and deploy a 

Digital service team.

3

... Provided further, That to support the 

Department’s activities related to 

implementation of the Digital Accountability 

and Transparency Act (DATA Act; Public 

Law 113-31; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note), up to 

$3,325,000, to include changes in business 

processes, workforce, or information 

technology to support high quality, 

transparent Federal spending information, of 

which up to $325,000 shall be available to 

support the Department’s implementation of 

a uniform procurement instrument identifier 

as described in 48 C.F.R. subpart 4.16.,

This language provides up to $3,325,000 to 

support the Department’s activities related to 

implementation of the Digital Accountability 

and Transparency Act. The funds may be 

used to support changes in business 

processes, workforce, or information 

technology to support high quality, 

transparent Federal spending information. 

Up to $325,000 shall be available to support 

the Department’s implementation of a 

uniform procurement instrument identifier as 

described in 48 C.F.R. subpart 4.16.

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Amounts Available for Obligation

(dollars in thousands)

Appropriation and Adjustments 2014 2015 2016

Discretionary budget authority:

Discretionar y budget authority:Appropriation............................................................ $422,917 $411,000 $474,089

Subtotal, appropriation ......................................... 422,917 411,000 474,089

Unobligated balance, start of year................................ 13,309 11,647 0

Recovery of prior-year obligations ............................... 0 0 0

Unobligated balance expiring ...................................... -183 0 0

Unobligated balance, end of year................................ -11,647 0 0

Total, direct obligations............................................. 424,396 422,647 474,089

 NOTE: The 2015 Appropriation for the Program Administration account does not reflect two anticipated transfers. 

The first would transfer funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for necessary administrative 

expenses per Section 491 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L.113-128. The second would avoid 

potential furloughs of staff by using the Department’s authority to transfer up to 1 percent of another discretionary 

appropriation as long as the receiving appropriation does not increase by more than 3 percent, with the sending 

appropriation to be determined.

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Obligati ons by Obj ect Classi fication

Obligations by Object Classification

(dollars in thousands)

Change from

Object Class 2014 2015 2016 2015 to 2016

11.10 Full-time permanent $185,484 $200,653 $214,898 $14,245

11.31 Full-time temporary 20,270 6,427 7,264 837

11.32 Part-time 3,436 0 0 0

11.33 Consultants 432 98 99 1

11.51 Overtime 242 333 327 (6)

11.52 Awards 2,145 2,000 2,000 0

11.80 Other Compensation 148 0 0 0

 Compensation subtotal 212,157 209,511 224,588 15,077

12.00 Benefits 60,834 62,324 68,284 5,960

13.10 Benefits for former personnel 180 180 180 0

21.00 Travel 3,468 3,438 3,782 344

22.00 Transportation of things 47 1 1 0

23.10 Rental Payments to GSA 41,982 41,596 45,000 3,404

23.31 Communications 1,546 221 221 0

23.32 Postage/fees 110 679 679 0

 Subtotal 23 43,638 42,496 45,900 3,404

24.00 Printing & Reproduction 1,049 954 961 7

25.10 Advisory and Assistance Svcs 3,594 1,286 7,067 5,781

25.21 Other Services 18,889 18,624 27,285 8,661

25.22 Training/Tuition/Contracts 1,389 1,918 2,427 509

25.23 Field Readers 0 10 10 0

25.30 Goods/Services from Gov't 19,831 17,626 19,538 1,912

25.71 Operations/Maint of Equipment 614 1,107 1,107 0

25.72 IT Services/Contracts 56,566 53,818 62,334 8,516

 Subtotal 25 100,883 94,389 119,768 25,379

26.00 Supplies 568 524 529 5

31.01 IT Equipment/Software 506 375 375 0

31.03 Other Equipment 271 2,696 196 (2,500)

 Subtotal 31 777 3,071 571 (2,500)

32.00 Building Alterations 795 5,759 9,525 3,766

Total, Obligations 424,396 422,647 474,089 51,442

Total Pers. Comp. & Ben. 273,171 272,015 293,052 21,037

Total Non-Personnel 151,225 150,632 181,037 30,405

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Summary of Changes

(dollars in thousands)

2015................................................................................................. $411,000

2016................................................................................................. 474,089

Net change ............................................................... +63,089

Increases: 2015 base Change from base

Built in:

BuiltIncrease in salaries and benefits, primarily for a 

proposed 1.3 percent Governmentwide pay raise, 

one additional paid day, and increased FERS 

contribution rates. $264,609 +$6,065

uiltIncrease in rent. 41,596 +3,404

Program:

ProgramIncrease in salaries and benefits for staff (excludes 

transfer of 40 FTE to HHS per P.L. 113-128 and 

transfers to Program Administration to avoid 2015 

furloughs). 264,609 +20,988

ProgramIncrease in benefits for student loan repayments 

intended to retain key staff.

30 +30

ProgramIncrease in travel primarily for effective grant 

administration and monitoring. 3,438 +344

ProgramIncrease in advisory and assistance services

mainly for OMB Circular 123 Initiative and to assist 

OGC in responding to electronic discovery 

requests. 1,286 +372

ProgramIncrease in advisory and assistance services to 

assist in Administration priorities: Place-Based 

Initiative, Agency Digital Services Team, and Data 

Act. 0 +5,409

ProgramIncrease in other services for Electronic Records 

document management system, Physical Security 

PKI certificates, Idea Lab, Strategic Management 

Consulting BPA, HCCS support services, FM 

Business process efficiencies, and Reengineering 

of ED’s Management of Student Privacy. 15,516 +4,017

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Summary of Changes

(dollars in thousands)

Increases: 2015 base Change from base

Program:

ProgramIncrease in other services for STEM staff to 

engage in outreach and technical assistance 

activities to States and districts. 0 +$2,000

ProgramIncrease in other services for the WIOA 

implementation. 0 +2,552

ProgramIncrease in other services for building 

modernization design costs for headquarters and 

regional offices. 0 +3,200

ProgramIncrease in printing. $954 +7

ProgramIncrease in goods and services from the 

Government, mostly for Federal Personnel and 

Payroll system and overtime utilities. 17,626 +1,412

ProgramIncrease in goods and services from the 

Government for Cross-Agency Priorities initiative

included in OCFO/OCIO Councils. 0 +500

ProgramIncrease in contracted IT services for space 

modifications of Department buildings. 0 +1,630

ProgramIncrease in contracted IT services for EDCAPS, the 

Department’s core financial system, primarily for 

continued operations of EDCAPS and Security 

Systems. 3,046 +3,716

ProgramIncrease in contracted IT services for Impact Aid 

Payment System Redesign. 0 +1,000

ProgramIncrease in contracted IT services mostly for IT 

Security, Online Application System, and Education 

Department Computer Based Grants Training 

(EDCBGT). 3,277 +1,655

ProgramIncrease in IT contracts primarily for continued 

computer and network operations (EDUCATE). 23,703 +920

ProgramIncrease in contracted IT services for Enterprise 

Risk Management Services and Tools to reduce 

risk of improper payments. 1,100 +400

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Summary of Changes

(dollars in thousands)

Increases: 2015 base Change from base

Program:

ProgramIncrease in supplies. $524 +$5

ProgramIncrease in training. 1,908 +509

ProgramIncrease in building alterations primarily for the 

building modernization alterations of Department 

occupied buildings leading to long-term space 

reductions and rent savings. 0 +9,000

Subtotal, increases +69,135

Decreases:

2015 base Change from base

Built in:

ProgramDecrease in pay and benefits due to transfer of 

40 staff to HHS per P.L.113-128, section 491. 264,609 -5,966

Program:

ProgramDecrease in overtime. 333 -6

ProgramDecrease in transit subsidies. 1,835 -74

Subtotal, decreases -6,046

Net Change +63,089

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Authorizing Legislation

(dollars in thousands)

Activity

2015

Authorized

2015

Estimate

2016

Authorized

2016

Request

Salaries and expenses (DEOA) Indefinite $411,000 Indefinite $460,289

Building Modernization (DEOA) Indefinite 0 Indefinite 13,830

Total definite authorization 0 0

Total appropriation 411,000 474,089

 NOTE: The 2015 Appropriation for the Program Administration account does not reflect two anticipated transfers. The first would transfer funds to 

the Department of Health and Human Services for necessary administrative expenses per Section 491 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

Act, P.L.113-128. The second would avoid potential furloughs of staff by using the Department’s authority to transfer up to 1 percent of another 

discretionary appropriation as long as the receiving appropriation does not increase by more than 3 percent, with the sending appropriation to be 

determined.

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Appropriations History

(dollars in thousands)

Year

Budget 

Estimate 

to Congress

House 

Allowance Footnote

Senate 

Allowance Footnote AppropriationFootnote

2007 $425,966 N/A1 N/A1 $418,5871

2008 446,934 $219,487 $432,631 411,274

2009 444,439 422,1852 427,9392 433,482

2010 456,500 452,200 452,2003 456,200

2011 492,488 465,0004 492,4883 455,2885

2012 479,038 449,8156 449,0746 446,259

2013 448,470 446,2597 448,470 7 430,605

2014 430,605 N/A8 422,917 3 422,917

2015 442,000 N/A8 426,917 9 411,00010

2016 474,089

1 This account operated under a full-year continuing resolution (P.L. 110-5). House and Senate allowances are 

shown as N/A (Not Available) because neither body passed a separate appropriations bill. 2 The levels for the House and Senate allowances reflect action on the regular annual 2009 appropriations bill, 

which proceeded in the 110th Congress only through the House Subcommittee and the Senate Committee. 3 The level for the Senate allowance reflects Committee action only. 

4 The level for the House allowance reflects the House-passed full-year continuing resolution. 5 The level for appropriation reflects the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

(P.L. 112-10). 6 The level for the House allowance reflects an introduced bill and the level for the Senate allowance reflects

Senate Committee action only. 7 The levels for the House and Senate allowances reflect action on the regular annual 2013 appropriations bill, 

which proceeded in the 112th Congress only through the House Subcommittee and the Senate Committee. 8 The House allowance is shown as N/A because there was no Subcommittee action. 9 The level for the Senate allowance reflects Senate Subcommittee action only. 10The 2015 Appropriation for the Program Administration account does not reflect two anticipated transfers. The 

first would transfer funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for necessary administrative expenses 

per Section 491 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L.113-128. The second would avoid potential 

furloughs of staff by using the Department’s authority to transfer up to 1 percent of another discretionary appropriation 

as long as the receiving appropriation does not increase by more than 3 percent, with the sending appropriation to be 

determined.

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Significant Items in FY 2015 Appropriations Report

Support of Year-Round Learning Activities

Senate and

Managers

Statement: The Committee directs the GAO to conduct a study on the use of State, local, 

Federal, and philanthropic funds to support year-round learning activities. The 

study should include (1) what is known about LEAs’ and SEAs’ use of funds to 

support year-round school calendars; (2) a discussion of barriers, if any, to the 

use of funds to implement year-round school calendars, and (3) a review of what 

is known about the effectiveness of summer learning in improving the 

achievement gap, addressing summer-slide, the propensity of involvement in 

criminal behavior, and other key challenges facing the Nation’s school systems.

To address the third objective, the study should include information about 

evaluations from schools and school districts that have implemented year-round 

school calendars, to the extent such evaluations are available. 

Response: The Department recognizes that GAO is directed to conduct this study and will 

comply in providing relevant information upon request.

Duplicative Reporting Requirements

Senate: The Committee is aware of State and local education agencies submitting the 

exact same data elements to various principal offices within Department. This 

duplicative reporting diverts important resources to filling out paperwork rather 

than to providing direct services to students and supports for schools. Therefore, 

the Committee directs the Department to review the reporting requirements

across principal offices and determine ways to reduce confusion and duplication 

across offices in order to streamline reporting requirements in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Response: The Department acknowledges the Committee’s concern and will comply, as 

directed, to streamline the reporting requirements.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FISCAL YEAR 2016 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET 

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(in thousands of dollars) 2016

Category 2014 2015 President's 

Account, Program and Activity Code Appropriation Appropriation Budget Amount Percent

Program Administration (DEOA)

1. Salaries and expenses 1, 2 D 422,917 411,000 460,259 49,259 11.985%

2. Building modernization D 0 0 13,830 13,830 ---

Total 3 D 422,917 411,000 474,089 63,089 15.350%

NOTES: D = discretionary program; M = mandatory program; FY = fiscal year 

Accounts are shown under the administering office that has primary responsibility for most programs in that account; however, there may be some programs that are administered by another office.

Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 

1 The Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2014, provided that up to $1,000 thousand of the total appropriation may be used for Building Modernization. This amount, available until expended,

shall be for relocation of, and renovation of buildings occupied by Department staff. 2 The Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2015, provided up to $1,000 thousand for relocation of, and renovation of buildings occupied by Department staff. 3 The 2015 Appropriation for the Program Administration account does not reflect an anticipated transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services for necessary administrative expenses 

per Section 491 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L.113-128. 

2016 President's Budget 

Compared to 2015 Appropriation

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Salaries and Expenses

(DEOA)

(dollars in thousands)

FY 2016 Authorization: Indefinite

Budget authority:

Annual Fund

2015 2016

Change 

from 2015

Personnel costs $272,015 $293,052 +$21,037

Non-personnel costs 138,985 167,207 +28,222

Total 411,000 460,259 +49,259

FTE 1,861 1,961 +100

 NOTE: The 2015 Appropriation for the Program Administration account does not reflect two anticipated transfers. 

The first would transfer funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for necessary administrative 

expenses per Section 491 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L.113-128. The second would avoid 

potential furloughs of staff by using the Department’s authority to transfer up to 1 percent of another discretionary 

appropriation as long as the receiving appropriation does not increase by more than 3 percent, with the sending 

appropriation to be determined.

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Program Administration account provides a significant portion of the funding and staff to 

administer the Department's programs and activities in the following program and staff offices:

Program offices:

Office of Postsecondary Education

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic 

Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education

Institute of Education Sciences

Office of Innovation and Improvement

Office of the Secretary

Office of the Deputy Secretary

Office of the Under Secretary

Office of the General Counsel

Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development

Office of Communications and Outreach

Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs

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Staff offices:

Office of Management

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Office of the Chief Information Officer

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance

Program offices are the front-line administrators of the Department’s programs, providing 

leadership and financial support for education programs assisting preschoolers; elementary,

secondary, and college students; and adults. Program offices are critical to managing the 

Department’s multi-billion dollar program budget through activities such as grantmaking and 

review, grantee technical assistance, grant monitoring, and contract management. In 

addition, the offices support research and demonstration projects to improve education and 

disseminate information on research findings and education statistics.

Staff offices provide the policy, legal, management, and financial support needed to help the 

Department fulfill its mission. These offices are vital to the day-to-day operation of the 

Department and provide policy leadership and administration of key Departmental priorities.

Funding levels for the past 5 fiscal years were:

Fiscal Year (dollars in thousands)

2011............................................................................ $447,104

2012.............................................................................. 446,259

2013.............................................................................. 430,605

2014.............................................................................. 422,917

2015.............................................................................. 411,000

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FY 2016 BUDGET REQUEST

The fiscal year (FY) 2016 request for Salaries and Expenses is $460.3 million, $49.3 million, 

or 12 percent, above the 2015 level. Appropriations for Program Administration have been 

declining in recent years; the Department is operating with less money in 2015 than it did in 

2008, despite increases in pay rates, inflation, physical and information technology (IT) 

security needs, and multiple other Governmentwide requirements. Even with the reduced 

appropriations, the Department managed to continue to deliver on its core mission while 

implementing two major programs, Race to the Top and Investing in Innovation, by

controlling administrative costs. The Department controlled these costs by reducing the 

number of personnel and improving its acquisition and financial management. However, 

opportunities for efficiencies are decreasing—any further reductions in personnel threaten to 

disrupt core operations. Further, the most promising areas for further efficiency—space 

reduction and consolidation, business process reengineering, and IT system consolidation—

require upfront investments in order to achieve subsequent savings. Funds are also 

requested in 2016 for several Governmentwide administrative initiatives.

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Salaries and Expenses

Highlights include:

1. Net fixed increases—increases that must be covered. Total net fixed increases are 

$13.0 million. Examples include pay raises, inflation-based increases, rental rate 

increases, etc. Failure to provide fixed increases necessitates cuts elsewhere in the 

Department’s budget. Since staffing is already at a historically low level, it is imperative 

that these increases be provided. Major fixed increases include:

• Pay and benefits—fixed increases for pay and benefits total $6.1 million.

o Executive Order 13686 issued on December 19, 2014, authorized a 1.0 percent 

pay increase in January 2015. In addition, a 1.3 percent pay raise is proposed,

effective January 2016. Resulting requested increase: $3.3 million 

(approximately 1.23 percent multiplied by total personnel costs).

o Fiscal year 2016 includes one more paid day than 2015. Resulting requested 

increase: $1 million (approximately one pro rata day of total personnel costs).

o OMB Circular A-11, Section 32.3, provides updated FERS contribution rates 

effective October 1, 2015. Resulting requested increase: $1 million.

o Other benefits are also expected to increase due to higher health premiums and 

the shifting of personnel from the CSRS to FERS retirement plans (per OMB 

Circular A-11, Section 32.1(n)). Resulting requested increase: $0.8 million.

• Rent—Fixed rent increases are $3.4 million. In 2014 and 2015, the Department 

received a $2.7 million annual rent abatement from the General Services 

Administration (GSA) for the LBJ Federal building. This rent abatement expires at 

the end of 2015. The balance of the $3.4 million requested increase is due to rate 

increases; the Department has historically experienced annual increases in rental 

rates due to real estate tax escalations, operating cost escalations, and 

renegotiations of occupancy agreements. These increases are determined by GSA, 

and may vary considerably from year to year, depending on market conditions and 

the timing of lease or occupancy agreement expirations. As one of its key efforts to 

reduce long-term administrative costs, the Department is in the process of reducing 

its overall footprint as well as its average space per staff. More detail is provided in 

the Building Modernization narrative.

• Continued Operations of Financial and Security Systems—Increase of $9.4 million. 

As in prior years, the Department strategically funded ongoing financial system and 

IT security contracts to the extent possible in FY 2014 to reduce its financial 

obligation in FY 2015. Along with lower staffing levels, this strategy has been a key 

mechanism for coping with reduced appropriations. These actions, however, will 

necessitate restored operations funding in FY 2016 in order to ensure continued 

functioning of the Department’s critical financial systems (including those providing 

the disbursement of grants and loans) and IT security operations.

• Transfer of 40 full-time equivalent (FTE) from OSERS to Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS)/ACL—Decrease of approximately $6.0 million. The 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), H.R. 803, Public Law 113-128,

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dated July 22, 2014, mandated the transfer of certain functions and personnel of the 

Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and the functions and personnel of the 

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) from the 

Department of Education to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) in HHS. 

This transfer must occur within a year of bill passage (i.e., no later than July 21, 

2015). OSERS estimates that 40 FTE will be transferred, although the final number 

has not yet been determined. 

2. Staff—Total increase is $21.0 million. Staffing levels are at all-time lows, as shown in 

the following table, with many vacancies going unfilled for several years. 

Program Administration FTE Usage—FYs 2010–2015

FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015

2,092 2,048 2,024 2,128 2,053 1,942 1,898 1,861

The comparison of FTE levels and personnel compensation between 2015 and 2016 is 

somewhat confusing for at least two reasons. Both involve transfers in 2015 based on 

appropriation language and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Because 

most Program Administration expenses are fixed costs that have not decreased nearly 

as fast as the appropriations over recent years, and because costs have grown because 

of built-in factors like pay increases, the only way to achieve savings required by the 

2015 appropriation level would be severe staff reductions. At this point in the fiscal year, 

when it is too late to save 2015 money through RIFs or buyouts, any significant savings 

would have to come from furloughs. Furloughs of all Program Administration staff would 

yield about $1 million per day. However, based on discussions with Appropriations staff,

it is the Department’s understanding that the 2015 reduction was not intended to 

produce wide-scale furloughs or a dramatic change in Department functions. Furloughs 

would make it hard to obligate the $200 billion in grants, loans, and contracts that the 

Department is expected to make this year and to manage other ongoing work such as 

monitoring the 38,000 open grants from prior years.

To avoid the furloughs that would be caused by the 2.8 percent cut to the Program 

Administration appropriation in FY 2015, the Department intends to use the transfer 

authority included in the General Provisions of the 2015 Department of Education 

Appropriations Act to move funds from other accounts yet to be deteremined. The 

authority allows up to 1 percent of another discretionary appropriation to be transferred 

as long as the receiving appropriation does not increase by more than 3 percent. The 

second transfer is the anticipated move of 40 FTE to HHS who work on the Independent 

Living, Assistive Technology, and NIDRR programs; these will no longer be funded in 

Program Administration in 2016. Overall, after excluding the reduction of FTE in 2016 

resulting from the transfer of staff to HHS, and including the staffing impacts of the 

anticipated transfer in 2015 to avoid furloughs, an additional 51 FTE are being 

requested; this would still leave the Department with fewer FTE than it had in FY 2008.

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The FTE requested are needed to:

• Fully staff the Office of State Support (OSS) within the Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE). OESE has reorganized to create a new relationship 

with State educational agencies (SEAs) in which the Department will provide highquality performance management and support to SEAs in administering and 

leveraging federally funded grant programs while continually increasing the efficiency 

and reducing the burden of the Department’s necessary stewardship and compliance 

role.

• Expand the scientific skills and expertise of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). 

Additional staff are requested in IES to obtain the expertise necessary to plan and 

manage scientifically rigorous programs of research, evaluation, data collection and 

analysis that are likely to produce the evidence to guide education practitioners and 

policymakers, including, in particular, the development and implementation of a new 

early childhood longitudinal study.

• Add attorneys in the Office of General Counsel to address legal issues pertaining to 

initiatives such as sexual violence on college campuses, Performance Partnership 

Pilots for disconnected youth, teacher equity, and high-quality early learning. Legal 

support is also urgently needed in the area of administrative and contract law in 

order to ensure the Department obtains the most favorable acquisition terms while 

complying with Federal acquisition law.

• Speed up and improve hiring of key personnel. At a time when the Department is 

being asked to do more with less, it is imperative that the right staff are hired in a 

timely manner. Requested FTE in the Office of Management, Human Capital and 

Client Services (HCCS) will address staffing and classification backlogs and address 

increases in labor relations and employee relations workload. These staff are critical 

to meet the Department’s goal of a 90-day hiring timeframe.

• Perform indepth analysis of acquisition data. Requested FTE in the Office of the 

Chief Financial Officer will help the Department make better informed acquisition 

decisions, potentially saving money and improving acquisition goals such as smallbusiness acquisition.

• Ensure successful implementation of the Electronic Records Management System 

(ERMS). Requested FTE in the Office of Management include a project manager, 

an assistant project manager, and a junior program specialist. These staff will be 

responsible for requirements gathering, managing the project schedule and plan for 

ERMS, and managing communication of this critical project.

• Collaborate with the staff at the Department of Labor on shared workforce and 

training data issues and together serve as contacts and sources of technical 

assistance on data access, collection, and use issues for stakeholders including 

States, programs, and researchers and evaluators.

• Implement new data reporting requirements as specified in the Workforce Innovation 

and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA). WIOA requires that, in addition to the closed 

case data currently collected on vocational rehabilitation program participants, ED 

must now collect open case data on a quarterly basis, translating to roughly 4 million 

additional case records collected per year. Additional FTE are requested in the 

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to implement this new 

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requirement. The Department is also requesting additional non-pay funding to 

support this requirement (see page Y-23). 

• Set up a Digital Services team within the Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

Additional FTE are requested to drive the efficiency and effectiveness of the 

Department’s highest-impact digital services (see page Y-19).

• Establish an Idea Lab to foster innovative approaches to more efficiently and 

effectively meet Agency mission goals. Additional FTE are requested in the Office of 

the Deputy Secretary for this effort. The Department is also requesting additional 

non-pay funding to support this requirement (see page Y-18).

3. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)—Increase of $2.0 million. 

The Department now has a team, staffed within the Office of Innovation and 

Improvement, dedicated to STEM. The budget request would (1) support the STEM 

staff’s inter- and intra-agency work, and the development and expansion outreach and 

technical assistance activities to States and districts to support the STEM Innovation 

initiatives, (2) promote the broad adoption of evidence-based practices via the STEM 

Virtual Learning Network and other communities of practice, (3) support the 

Department’s successful approach to incorporate STEM education as a priority in 

existing education programs and competitions, and support goals as preparing 100,000 

excellent STEM teachers, and (4) position the Department to serve as a conduit of 

expertise and partnership-building with the Federal science Agencies, including the work 

of Committee on STEM, the Five Year STEM Strategic Plan and the Cross-Agency 

Priority goal in STEM. The office will continue to look for opportunities for greater use of 

the Intergovernmental Personnel Act to recruit top experts and practitioners from 

Universities, nonprofit organizations, and State and local Agencies to serve in the 

Federal Agencies.

4. Investments in Student Privacy—$1 million. Funds are needed to support the 

Department's management of student privacy, including compliance with the Family 

Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights 

Amendment (PPRA). This initiative will assure the Department is meeting its obligation 

to effectively administer FERPA and PPRA.

5. Implementation of WIOA and the DATA Act—$5.9 million. Recent passage of these

pieces of legislation has added significant data and reporting requirements. Additional 

non-pay funding is being requested to ensure the Department meets these requirements

(see page Y-21). 

The chart below provides detail on the Program Administration request by type of cost.

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STAFFING AND COSTS SUMMARY

The 2016 request includes funding for 1,961 full-time equivalent (FTE), an increase of 

51 FTE from the 2015 level (after excluding the reduction of FTE in 2016 resulting from the 

transfer of staff to HHS, and including the staffing impacts of the anticipated transfer in 2015 

to avoid furloughs).

Personnel and Non-Personnel Costs Summary

The budget request includes $293 million for personnel compensation and benefits. The 

increase of $21 million from the 2015 level includes the requested net increase of 100 FTE, 

a proposed 1.3 percent January 2016 pay raise, as well as one additional paid day, and 

other associated benefit increases. The total request for non-personnel activities in 2016 is 

$167.2 million, an increase of $28.2 million from the 2015 level. Non-personnel costs cover 

such items as travel, rent, mail, telephones, utilities, printing, IT, contractual services, 

equipment, supplies, and other departmental services. 

Administration Priorities

The 2016 budget request includes funding for several Administration initiatives that will 

systematically improve the Department’s effectiveness in improving educational outcomes, 

interacting with the public, and providing technical assistance to grantees. 

Idea Lab

The request includes $3 million in the Office of the Deputy Secretary (ODS). The Idea lab is 

a new project modeled after work at HHS, which has successfully brought forward and 

incubated new ideas from Agency staff and external innovators. The ED Idea Lab will 

similarly cultivate new approaches to meeting the Department’s goals by harnessing the 

Contracts

21%

Other NonPersonnel 

5%

Overhead

(Rent & Mail)

10%

Personnel

64%

FY 2016 Salaries & Expenses Costs by Category

 Personnel and fixed overhead costs comprise about 3/4 of the Program Administration Budget.

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talent and ideas of the Department’s full workforce, as well as outside innovators. To start, 

projects may include new approaches that can tackle Departmental priorities, including: 

(1) improving the financial aid application process; (2) improving college entry and outcomes 

for low-income students; (3) making more Department data available in a format easy for the 

public to understand; and (4) setting up systems that facilitate better coordination and more 

streamlined processes for grant awards and administration. The ED Lab will also work to 

foster Department policies that allow experimentation, and reduce unnecessary barriers to 

development and testing of new ideas. Specific activities would fall into three categories:

(1) providing time, resources, and methodological training to internal teams across the 

Department to bring innovative new ideas into action; (2) bringing external talent with new 

skills and ideas into the organization on a temporary basis to solve high-priority, complex 

problems; and (3) supporting the formation of cross-Department project teams to solve 

shared challenges. The increase includes funding for 13 FTE, and $791,000 in non-pay for 

related activities. 

Work could be accomplished in house or through prizes or challenges that harness the 

efforts of outside innovators. It would also build on existing efforts, such as the

Datapaloozas previously sponsored by the Department. 

Agency Digital Services Team

The success rate of Government digital services is improved when Agencies have digital 

service experts on staff with modern digital product design, software engineering and 

product management skills. To ensure the Agency can effectively build and deliver 

important digital services, the request is for $2 million in the Office of the Chief Information 

Officer (OCIO) for 12 FTE for a newly created Digital Services Team. The Team will focus 

on transforming the Agency’s digital services with the greatest impact to citizens and 

businesses so that digital services are easier to use and more cost-effective to build and 

maintain. In addition to FTE, $84,000 is requested in non-pay for the Team.

Place-Based Initiative

Since 2009, the Department has supported the efforts of schools, universities, non-profit 

organizations, and local leaders to expand opportunities for children living in communities 

with high poverty rates, consistent with the premise that a great school should be at the 

center of every strong community. Through the Promise Neighborhoods program and 

related cross-agency initiatives, the Department has been supporting various place-based 

commitments in 34 regions across the Nation. 

To date, the Department’s place-based initiatives have been managed by a small team in 

the Office of Innovation and Improvement that is primarily dedicated to the Promise 

Neighborhoods program. Whereas other Federal Agencies (e.g., U.S. Department of 

Agriculture) have an on-the-ground infrastructure designed to support local communities, the 

Department’s DC-focused structure limits its ability to support these 34 regions—particularly 

those that are not Promise Neighborhood grantees. 

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Supporting the full set of localities that are using a place-based approach to improve 

outcomes for children requires new capacity within the Department. For example: 

• Sam Houston High School, in the San Antonio Promise Neighborhood, boosted their 

graduation rates by 38 percentage points, and additional Federal support can 

facilitate the creation of postsecondary options (e.g., certificate and degree affiliated) 

that align with the needs of regional employers; 

• In Los Angeles’s Promise Zone, the City has committed $35 million for programs 

such as gang reduction, youth development, new bike lanes, new park development, 

three new WorkSource Centers and three new YouthSource Centers; additional 

Federal support can expand these revitalization efforts so that more children and 

youth in distressed communities have access to the out-of-school conditions that 

support student learning. 

As such, the Department’s FY 2016 request of $2 million will help ensure that the 

Department provides technical assistance and high-quality support to organizations that are 

boosting student success in more cities, and rural and tribal areas across the Nation. The 

request will also enable the Department to build on its coordinated work on place-based 

initiatives with relevant other Agencies.

Activities to Support Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education

$2 million is requested in FY 2016 for STEM, as previously described.

Information Technology

The Department of Education uses a mature IT investment management process, managed 

by the Investment Review Board (IRB) and Planning and Investment Review Working Group 

(PIRWG), to manage its IT portfolio. The process includes an annual select phase to 

determine the Department’s IT portfolio, including funding request amounts for both the 

current and budget years. 

Requested increases in IT are spread across multiple investments, but are primarily 

attributed to: 1) necessary spending to meet legal requirements or Presidential directives 

(e.g., implementing standard authentication using PIV cards for remaining Department 

systems to comply with OMB Memo M-11-11; and implementing an electronic records 

management system by December 2016, per OMB Memo M-12-18); and 2) investments 

designed to achieve efficiencies and improve overall functionality, primarily in the areas of 

space reduction and consolidation, business process, reengineering, or IT systems 

consolidation (e.g., migrating to laptops to facilitate telework; redesigning the Impact Aid 

grant system; upgrading financial systems; and obtaining an independent, third-party review 

of the Department’s IT security environment). The most significant requested increases in 

IT are detailed below.

Enterprise Risk Management services and tools

The Office of Deputy Secretary requests a total of $1.5 million in 2016, an increase of 

$400,000, to fund risk analysis requirements mandated by the new OMB grant 

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administrative requirement under Title 2 Grants and Agreements, as well as funding the 

inclusion of grants enterprise risk management as an essential element of the Department’s 

performance-based decisions.

Requested funds ensure material compliance with expanded risk analysis mandates found 

in the Uniform Guidance, including integration of OMB-designated databases related to 

grantee eligibility and integrity, such as the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS) and Treasury’s Do-Not-Pay Portal, upon OMB validation of 

source readiness. To expand current activities beyond awardee-level assessment and into 

enterprise-level risk management, the requested increase will be used for: master data 

management and administration; production of IT code by uniquely skilled programmers to 

derive analytic insight from our Enterprise data; and delivery of dynamic, visual-based 

reporting to Department senior decisionmakers.

One Online Application System

The Office of Communications and Outreach is requesting $472,000 for a new project in 

2016 to reengineer, streamline, and reduce costs to the Department with an integrated 

digital service to facilitate submission and review of applications of Scholars, Teaching 

Ambassador Fellows, Principal Ambassador Fellows, and Volunteer Student Interns. The 

U.S. Presidential Scholars Program currently utilizes a system that is outdated and in need 

of replacement, and there is no system to process the latter three applicant types. A single 

online application system is needed to process all four applicant types, with the flexibility to 

easily accommodate other ED award programs.

Financial Management (FM) Business Process Efficiencies

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is requesting $500,000 to address a number of 

inefficient or manual business processes and legacy system issues that have hindered core 

financial management business operations from delivering effective customer service, and 

has put loan management/accountability and cash collection activities at an unacceptable 

level of risk. The Department has identified 17 existing manual interfaces that can be 

automated in core FM business processes related to loan management and servicing, 

accounts receivable and collections, and IPAC transactions. Funds will be used to: 

1) analyze the current business processes that contain the manual processes and 

inefficiencies and identify processes and system changes needed to improve them, and 

2) perform the technical work needed to automate the 17 manual interfaces.

Impact Aid Payment System Design

The Department is requesting $1 million to redesign the Impact Aid Payment system. The 

current system is not 508 compliant, lacks document management functionality to meet 

records management requirements, and lacks an automated interface with the Department’s 

grant system. In addition, on-going maintenance has proven to be difficult, the system lacks 

transparency to the frustration of grantees, and relies on key software components are no 

longer supported by vendors (e.g. PowerBuilder). The new system will reduce the reliance 

on physical documents, streamline the e-application process and reduce manual 

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processing, automate transmission of obligation and payment files to G5, use current and 

supported software, reduce data errors, and improve the customer experience.

Enterprise Electronic Records Management System

OMB Memorandum M-12-18 requires Government Agencies to implement an electronic 

records management solution by December 2016. The Department requests a total of 

$327,000 in FY 2016 to plan implementation activities, establish an infrastructure, and 

implement a chosen solution using a phased rollout. 

Identity Management

The Office of Chief Information Officer oversees IT projects that provide security for the 

Department’s IT systems. The Identity Management (IDM) investment addresses federally 

mandated security initiatives (Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12 and 

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum 11-11 (M-11-11)) and information 

security risks associated with both physical and logical access to the Department's 

information systems and infrastructure. Based on the Department's current inventory, 

34 Department systems (non-Federal Student Aid systems) must comply with OMB 

timelines established in M-11-11 and mandated requirements for standard authentication 

using Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards. The increase of $1,696,000 over the 

FY 2015 level will enable the Department to implement standard authentication using PIV 

cards for the remaining 28 systems to comply with the mandate and strengthen access 

control mechanisms that improve the Department's ability to protect information systems 

and data.

Other Non-Pay

The FY 2016 budget request includes funding needed to implement recently enacted 

requirements, as well as shore up existing efforts in the area of student privacy.

Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act)

$3.325 million is requested to be used by the Offices of Chief Information Officer and Chief 

Financial Officer to help the Department accelerate efforts needed to meet the requirements 

of the DATA Act, including disclosure of all Federal spending and standardization of 

spending data. The Department will take steps to integrate procurement and financial 

assistance award identifications into its financial system(s), as well as evaluate the feasibility 

of implementing these new standards into its financial system(s). In addition, the 

Department will take actions to develop new automated mechanisms to report data for 

publication on USASpending.gov and will take steps to readily report obligations and outlays

from budgetary account balances in its financial system(s) for program activities and object 

classes approved by OMB.

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New Data Reporting Requirements in the Workforce, Innovation, and Opportunity Act of 

2014

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) added a significant new data 

reporting requirement. Previously, for Vocational Rehabilitation program participants, the 

Department was required to collect closed case data on an annual basis. WIOA now 

requires the Department to collect open case data on a quarterly basis. The open case data 

requirement translates to approximately 4 million additional records collected per year. 

These data will need to be received, cleaned, and analyzed within a very short timeframe. 

The Department requests $3 million for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services to ensure successful implementation of this requirement. These funds will be used 

to hire 3 additional FTE and provide $791,000 in non-pay funding for data systems 

expansions related to expanded data reporting.

Investments in Student Privacy

Student information can be used to help teachers tailor lessons to a student’s unique 

learning needs, to help parents track a student’s progress in real-time, to help researchers 

determine what strategies and programs are most effective, and to help policymakers and 

legislators understand where to invest limited resources. However, it is vital that none of 

these activities occur without sound and strong privacy protections. The President 

recognizes that student data should be used only for educational purposes – not to market 

to our children and not in ways not authorized under State or Federal law – as demonstrated 

by his recent announcement of the proposed Student Digital Privacy Act.

The Department plays a vital role in ensuring the proper access to and use of student data 

through its administration of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the 

Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). The President noted the critical role played 

by technical assistance around privacy and, as such, the Department is requesting 

$1 million in fiscal year 2016 to strengthen its ability to administer and enforce these laws. 

These funds will be used to fund additional staff and contractor capacity to assist in several 

areas:

• Coordination with the Federal Trade Commission on the administration of the 

Student Digital Privacy Act.

• Ensuring more timely responses to privacy complaints from parents and students.

• Technical assistance to schools, districts, and States on increasingly complex issues 

such as online privacy, contracting with online providers, data security, and 

responsible data sharing and data governance. 

• Enhanced ability to conduct high impact, proactive investigations designed to drive 

change in the education and online provider communities. A limited number of high 

profile investigations could improve privacy protections across the country. 

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Building Modernization

(DEOA)

(dollars in thousands)

FY 2016 Authorization: Indefinite

Budget authority:

2015

Estimate

2016

Request

Change

from 2015

0 $13,830 +$13,830

____________________________________________________________________________

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Building Modernization activity supports the related expenses necessary for the relocation 

of Department of Education staff or renovations of Department of Education buildings within the 

Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and in several regional offices.

Funding levels for the past 5 fiscal years were:

Fiscal Year (dollars in thousands)

2011 ............................................................................... $8,184

2012 ........................................................................................ 0

2013 ........................................................................................ 0

2014 ........................................................................................ 0

2015 ........................................................................................ 0

FY 2016 BUDGET REQUEST

The President has called on all Government Agencies to utilize their space more efficiently. 

Presidential and OMB Memorandums, such as “Freeze the Footprint,” require Agencies to, at a 

minimum, maintain current space needs while identifying opportunities to consolidate space, 

increase occupancy rates in facilities, and eliminate lease arrangements that are not cost or 

space effective. In response, the Department has developed a multi-year plan for space 

reduction and consolidation and has identified space savings through expansion of telework, 

more efficient workspaces, and elimination of unneeded space. Rent is a large “fixed” cost that 

cannot be sustained in an era of declining appropriations, and teleworking with reduced space 

costs offer the promise of a more productive workforce. The Department’s plan includes the 

following:

1. Modernizing the LBJ Federal building to include smaller workstations, hoteling space, 

and other space efficiencies. This work, including build-out, has already begun.

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2. Consolidating three headquarters buildings (Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), 1990 K 

Street, and Capital Place) into one building. Current usable space in the three buildings 

is 449 thousand square feet. The Department is planning to consolidate into a single 

location with 220 thousand square feet, representing a space reduction of over 

50 percent. GSA submitted a lease prospectus to Congress in July 2014 with these 

specifications. This effort is referred to as the PKC Building Consolidation project.

3. Obtaining new leases with reduced space at regional locations. Current plans include 

Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco (2018) and New York (2020).

Most building modernization costs, such as design, construction, and furniture, must be made 

available well in advance of final move dates. The Department will utilize anticipated 2015 

carryover funding for the following actions to consolidate space and reduce the Department’s 

overall footprint.

(dollars in thousands)

Description

2015 

Carryover

LBJ 2nd Floor modernization project to include smaller workstations, hoteling 

space, and other space efficiencies $7,754

Design costs for PKC – Combine PCP, K Street, and Capital Place staff into 

one building 1,955

LBJ Sub-basement IT Tech Lab/Training/Hoteling Space 685

LBJ 3rd-5th Floor Modernization Project to include smaller workstations, 

hoteling space, and other space efficiencies 359

IT construction support for building modernization of headquarters and 

regional offices for renovation and relocation 421

San Francisco Regional modernization project 250

Kansas City modernization project 30

LBJ 6th Floor mobility pilot 193

Total 11,647

A total of $13.8 million is requested in 2016 for Building Modernization, an increase of 

$13.8 million from the 2015 level. Appropriations language in 2014 and 2015 allowed “up to 

$1 million,” to be provided for Building Modernization, but the Department has not used this 

authority in order to ensure adequate Program Administration funding.

The funds requested in 2016 are for the following purposes: 1) $2.9 million for the LBJ 3rd–5th

Floor Modernization Project to renovate and refurbish the space and move people out of other 

rentable space, resulting in space efficiencies of about 30 percent to help reduce the overall 

footprint of the Department; 2) $9.4 million for PKC Building Consolidation to combine PCP, 

K Street, and Capital Place staff into one building; 3) $300,000 for Dallas Regional office 

renovation/relocation; 4) $400,000 for Chicago regional office renovation/relocation; 5) $300,000 

for San Francisco Regional office renovation and relocation; and 6) $481,000 for IT support for 

building modernization of Headquarters and Regional offices for renovation and relocation. If 

the plan is implemented as scheduled, office space rental savings of over $17 million annually 

should begin to materialize in 2018.

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Requested funds would be used as follows: 

(dollars in thousands)

Object Class/Office Description 2015 2016

25.21 Other Services (OM) LBJ 3rd-5th Floor Modernization 

Project

0 $2,200

25.72 IT Services/Contracts 

(OCIO)

LBJ 3rd-5th Floor Modernization 

Project - IT

0 702

25.21 Other Services (OM) Dallas Regional Office – Design 0 300

25.21 Other Services (OM) Chicago Regional Office – Design 0 400

25.21 Other Services (OM) San Francisco Regional Office -

Design

0 300

25.72 IT Services/Contracts 

(OCIO)

PKC Building Consolidation –

DIDs, Network Components; IT 

moves; IMAC

0 447

32 Building Alterations (OM) PKC Building Consolidation -

Construction

0 9,000

25.72 IT Services/Contracts 

(OCIO)

IT construction support for building 

modernization of headquarters and 

for renovation and relocation of 

regional offices

0 481

Total 0 $13,830

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Full-time Equivalent Employment by Office

Full-time Equivalent Employment (Staff Years)

2016 Change from

OFFICE Request 2015 to 2016

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance 5 6 6 0

Career, Technical, and Adult Education 77 72 75 3

Chief Information Officer 116 113 131 18

Chief Financial Officer 156 148 156 8

Communications and Outreach 104 98 103 5

Deputy Secretary 63 37 52 15

Elementary and Secondary Education 224 244 262 18

English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and 0

 Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Student 15 18 19 1

General Counsel 94 89 96 7

Innovation and Improvement 85 97 102 5

Institute of Education Sciences 173 174 188 14

Legislation and Congressional Affairs 17 18 19 1

Management 170 159 171 12

Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development 82 82 88 6

Postsecondary Education 144 145 153 8

Secretary 93 88 92 4

Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 246 240 213 (27)

Under Secretary 34 33 35 2

Total 1,898 1,861 1,961 100

 NOTE: The 2015 Appropriation for the Program Administration account does not reflect two anticipated transfers. The first 

would transfer funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for necessary administrative expenses per Section 

491 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L.113-128. The second would avoid potential furloughs of staff by 

using the Department’s authority to transfer up to 1 percent of another discretionary appropriation as long as the receiving 

appropriation does not increase by more than 3 percent, with the sending appropriation to be determined.

2014 2015

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Summary of Budget Authority by Office

 Summary of Budget Authority by Principal Office

(dollars in thousands)

Change from

 OFFICE 2015 to 2016

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance $668 $837 $864 $27

Career, Technical, and Adult Education 11,648 11,073 11,745 672

Central Information Technology 44,274 37,199 42,817 5,618

Chief Information Officer 18,169 17,921 22,925 5,004

Chief Financial Officer 28,164 24,306 29,700 5,394

Central Support 73,597 72,487 92,892 20,405

Communications and Outreach 18,179 17,776 19,552 1,776

Deputy Secretary 10,877 8,052 12,488 4,436

Elementary and Secondary Education 32,619 35,826 40,291 4,465

English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and 0

 Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students 2,174 2,617 2,818 201

General Counsel 15,790 14,983 16,573 1,590

Innovation and Improvement 12,494 13,525 18,440 4,915

Institute of Education Sciences 34,490 38,380 41,152 2,772

Legislation and Congressional Affairs 2,215 2,345 2,519 174

Management 24,766 22,740 25,019 2,279

Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development 12,368 13,034 14,267 1,233

Postsecondary Education 21,315 20,688 22,392 1,704

Secretary 15,751 14,963 15,879 916

Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 37,390 36,435 35,470 (965)

Under Secretary 5,969 5,813 6,286 473

Total Budget Authority 422,917 411,000 474,089 63,089

NOTE: 2016 includes Building Modernization (no funds in building modernization in 2014 and 2015).

2014 2015 Request

2016

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