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| Review of ORD's Extramural Management Specialist Position
**#7100141**            Inspector General Division            
**Conducting the Review: Northern Audit Division********Program Offices Involved: Office of Research and Development****Table of Contents**
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
**CHAPTERS**
1 INTRODUCTION
 Purpose            
 Background            
 Scope and Methodology            
 Prior Audit Coverage                        
2 EMS POSITION HELPED TO IMPROVE ORD'S EXTRAMURAL MANAGEMENT
 Advising ORD Management and Staff            
 Reviewing Extramural Procurement Packages            
 Performing Management Studies            
 Developing Professional Relationships            
 Coordinating Staff Development                        
3 IMPLEMENTATIONOF EMS ROLE NEEDS CLARIFICATION
 EMSs Performed PO Duties            
 Position Descriptions Needed Revision            
 OAM and GAD Unclear About EMS Role            
 Conclusion            
 Recommendations            
 ORD Comments and OIG Evaluation                        
4 SUPPORT STAFFPERFORMED EMS DUTIES AND SERVED AS PROJECT OFFICERS
 Expertise of Support Staff Used to Address Workload            
 Support Staff Assisted EMSs Who Were Less Knowledgeable in Assistance Area            
 Support Staff Also Served as POs            
 Conclusion            
 Recommendations            
 ORD Comments and OIG Evaluation                        
 5 EMS RESOURCE PLANNING ISNEEDED
 ORD's Implementation of Corrective Actions            
 ORD's Extramural Budget Shifts and Declines            
 EMSs Performed "Other" Duties            
 Conclusion            
 Recommendation                        
6 EMSs CALL FORIMPROVEMENTS
 EMS Position Can Be Improved            
 EMSs Suggest Improvements to Guidance Documents            
 Conclusion            
 Recommendation                        
**EXHIBIT**
1 PRIOR AUDITS OFEXTRAMURAL MANAGEMENT
**APPENDICES**- 1 ORD'S RESPONSE TO THEDRAFT REPORT  2ABBREVIATIONS3 DISTRIBUTION
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