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SEC Consolidates Executive Director, COO Offices

September 26, 2011
The SEC has issued a Final Rule that officially consolidated the Office of the Executive Director into the Office of the Chief Operating Officer ("OCOO").  The OCOO was established in 2010 and, at the time, allocated some support and admin functions to OCOO.  The move serves to "streamline the organizational structure of the agency and add clarity and efficiency to the functions of the Chief Operating Office." Where applicable, SEC rules were amended to replace references to the Executive Director with references to the COO.  Additionally, rules were changed concerning the offices that now need to report to the COO:
  • The Office of the Comptroller is now know as the Office of Financial Management and is headed by the CFO.
  • The functions of the Office of Administrative and Personnel Management are now performed by the Office of Human Resources and the Office of Administrative Services.
  • The former Office of Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Operations is now known as the Office of FOIA, Records Management, and Security.
  • References to the Office of Filings and Information Services have been removed, to reflect that this office no longer exists.
Finally, amendments remove from the job description of the COO (previously the description of the functions of the Executive Director) the functions of prescribing procurement regulations, entering into contracts, designating contracting officers, and making procurement determinations.  The Chairman will retain the flexibility to designate the person or persons who shall perform these functions, rather than to specify by rule that these functions are allocated to the COO."   [SEC Final Ruling, 9/23/11]