Office of the Deputy Commissioner

Core Functions

In the absence of the HHS Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner serves as the Delegated Authority. The Office of the Deputy Commissioner is designed to deliver the following for team members and the citizens we serve:

• Strategic Alignment: deliver a portfolio-wide view of the agency to maintain alignment against our goals and strategic priorities.
• Internal Teaming: work alongside Programmatic and Business Division team members to drive cross-agency collaboration and facilitate resource allocation to support strategic initiatives
• Centers of Excellence (CoE): Maintain quality and efficiency of programs and services by operating internal cross-agency centers of excellence in functions including change management, quality management, and portfolio/performance management
• Knowledge Management: Create and maintain methodologies and tools to foster and deliver capability across the organization
• Project Management: support strategic initiative execution by providing project management services