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IT Management involves the coordination of information technology resources and systems required to support or enable a citizen service.
Information and Technology Management
IT Management involves the coordination of information technology resources and systems required to support or enable a citizen service.
Information and Technology Management Subfunction
Environmental Management includes all functions required to monitor the environment and weather, determine proper environmental standards and ensure their compliance, and address environmental hazards and contamination.
Environmental Management
Environmental Management includes all functions required to monitor the environment and weather, determine proper environmental standards and ensure their compliance, and address environmental hazards and contamination.
Environmental Management Subfunction
Education Subfunction
Education refers to those activities that impart knowledge or understanding of a particular subject to the public. Education can take place at a formal school, college, university or other training program. This Line of Business includes all government programs that promote the education of the public, including both earned and unearned benefit programs.
Education
Education refers to those activities that impart knowledge or understanding of a particular subject to the public. Education can take place at a formal school, college, university or other training program. This Line of Business includes all government programs that promote the education of the public, including both earned and unearned benefit programs.
General Science and Innovation Subfunction
General Science and Innovation
General Science and Innovation includes all Federal activities to meet the national need to advance knowledge in this area. This includes general research and technology programs, space exploration activities, and other research and technology programs that have diverse goals and cannot be readily classified into another Line of Business or Sub-function.
Intelligence Operations
TBD
Intelligence Operations Subfunction
General Government involves the general overhead costs of the Federal Government, including legislative and executive activities; provision of central fiscal, personnel, and property activities; and the provision of services that cannot reasonably be classified in any other Line of Business. As a normal rule, all activities reasonably or closely associated with other Lines of Business or Sub-Functions shall be included in those Lines of Business or Sub-Functions rather than listed as a part of general government. <br><br> This Line of Business is reserved for central government management operations; agency-specific management activities would not be included here.
General Government
General Government involves the general overhead costs of the Federal Government, including legislative and executive activities; provision of central fiscal, personnel, and property activities; and the provision of services that cannot reasonably be classified in any other Line of Business. As a normal rule, all activities reasonably or closely associated with other Lines of Business or Sub-Functions shall be included in those Lines of Business or Sub-Functions rather than listed as a part of general government.
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This Line of Business is reserved for central government management operations; agency-specific management activities would not be included here.
General Government Subfunction
Protect and advance U.S. national interests and, if deterrence fails, decisively defeat threats to those interests.
Defense and National Security Operations
Defense and National Security Subfunction
LOB
Line of Business
The four Business Areas are comprised of 39 Lines of Business. Nineteen of these Lines of Business are found in the Services for Citizens layer and describe the purpose of government in functional terms. These Lines of Business are referred to as External Lines of Business. The remaining 20 Internal Lines of Business describe the support functions the government must conduct in order to effectively deliver services for citizens. For the sake of simplicity, the generic term 'Line of Business' will be used to refer to both internal and external business lines.
Public Affairs Subfunction
Public Affairs
Public Affairs involves the exchange of information and communication between the Federal Government, citizens and stakeholders in direct support of citizen services, public policy, and/or national interest.
Transportation Subfunction
Transportation involves all federally supported activities related to the safe passage, conveyance, or transportation of goods and/or people.
Transportation
Legislative Relations involves activities aimed at the development, tracking, and amendment of public laws through the legislative branch of the Federal Government.
Legislative Relations involves activities aimed at the development, tracking, and amendment of public laws through the legislative branch of the Federal Government.
Legislative Relations
Legislative Relations Subfunction
Federal Financial Assistance involves the management of instruments that provide direct monetary assistance to the
recipient intended to carry out a public purpose (e.g. education, research & development).
Federal Financial Assistance involves the management of instruments that provide direct monetary assistance to the recipient intended to carry out a public purpose (e.g. education, research & development).
Federal Financial Assistance
Federal Financial Assistance Subfunction
Planning and Resource Allocation
Planning and Resource Allocation involves the activities of determining strategic direction, identifying and establishing programs and processes, and allocating resources (capital and labor) among those programs and processes.
Planning and Resource Allocation involves the activities of determining strategic direction, identifying and establishing programs and processes, and allocating resources (capital and labor) among those programs and processes.
Planning and Resource Allocation Subfunction
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management involves the purchasing, tracking, and overall management of goods and services.
Supply Chain Management involves the purchasing, tracking, and overall management of goods and services.
Supply Chain Management Subfunction
Subfunctions that refer to the back office support activities that enable the government to operate effectively.
Management of Government Resources
Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Subfunction
Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement involves activities associated with providing input to the lawmaking process in developing regulations, policies, and guidance to implement laws.
Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement involves activities associated with providing input to the lawmaking process in developing regulations, policies, and guidance to implement laws.
Each Line of Business is comprised of a collection of Sub-Functions that represent the lowest level of granularity in the BRM.
SF
Subfunction
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Community and Social Services Subfunction
Community and Social Services
Community and Social Services includes all activities aimed at creating, expanding, or improving community and social development, social relationships, and social services in the United States. This includes all activities aimed at locality-specific or nationwide social development
and general social services. This Line of Business includes general community development and social services programs, as well as earned and unearned benefit programs that promote these objectives.
Income Security Subfunction
Income Security includes activities designed to ensure that members of the public are provided with the necessary means â both financial and otherwise â to sustain an adequate level of existence. This includes all benefit programs, both earned and unearned, that promote these goals for members of the public.
Income Security
Income Security includes activities designed to ensure that members of the public are provided with the necessary means â both financial and otherwise â to sustain an adequate level of existence. This includes all benefit programs, both earned and unearned, that promote these goals for members of the public.
Credit and Insurance involves the use of government funds to cover the subsidy cost of a direct loan or loan guarantee or to protect/indemnify members of the public from financial losses.
Credit and Insurance
Credit and Insurance Subfunction
Administration involves the day-to-day management and maintenance of the internal infrastructure.
Administration involves the day-to-day management and maintenance of the internal infrastructure.
Administrative Management
Administrative Management Subfunction
The mode of delivery business area describes the mechanisms the government uses to achieve the purpose of government, or its services for citizens. It includes financial vehicles, direct government delivery, and indirect government delivery.
Mode Of Delivery
The mode of delivery business area describes the mechanisms the government uses to achieve the purpose of government, or its services for citizens. It includes financial vehicles, direct government delivery, and indirect government delivery. BRM v2, p. 13
Mode of Delivery Line of Business
BRM v2. page 2
Public Heath
Health involves Federal programs and activities to ensure and provide for the health and well being
of the public. This includes the direct provision of health care services and immunizations as well as the
monitoring and tracking of public health indicators for the detection of trends and identification of widespread illnesses/diseases. It also includes both earned and unearned health care benefit programs.
Heath Subfunction
Natural Resources Subfunction
Natural Resources includes all activities involved in conservation planning, land management, and national park/monument tourism that affect the nation's natural and recreational resources, both private and federal. Note: Energy-related natural resources are covered in the Energy Management line of business.
Natural Resources
Describes the mission and purpose of the United States government in terms of the services it provides both to and on behalf of the American citizen. It includes the delivery of citizen-focused, public, and collective goods and/or benefits as a service and/or obligation of the federal government to the benefit and protection of the nation's general population.
Services for Citizen Subfunction
Regulatory Development involves activities associated developing regulations, policies, and guidance to implement laws.
Regulatory Development
Regulatory Development Subfunction
Support Delivery of Service Subfunction
Human Resources
Human Resources involves all activities associated with the recruitment and management of personnel.
Human Resources involves all activities associated with the recruitment and management of personnel.
Human Resource Management Subfunction
Correctional Activities involves all Federal activities that ensure the effective
incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminals.
Correctional Activities
Correctional Activities involves all Federal activities that ensure the effective incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminals.
Correctional Activities Subfunction
Energy Subfunction
Energy
Energy refers to all actions performed by the government to ensure the procurement and management of energy resources, including the production, sale and distribution of energy, as well as the management of spent fuel resources. Energy management includes all types of mass-produced energy (e.g., hydroelectric, nuclear, wind, solar, or fossil fuels). Also included in this Line of Business is the oversight of private industry.
Energy refers to all actions performed by the government to ensure the procurement and management of energy resources, including the production, sale and distribution of energy, as well as the management of spent fuel resources. Energy management includes all types of mass-produced energy (e.g., hydroelectric, nuclear, wind, solar, or fossil fuels). Also included in this Line of Business is the oversight of private industry.
Financial Vehicles Line of Business
Public Goods Creation and Management
The construction, manufacturing, administration, and/or management of goods, structures, facilities, common resources, etc. used for the general well being of the American public or society at large.
Public Goods Creation and Management Subfunction
Business Concept
A root class of the Business Reference model
Homeland Security involves protecting the nation against terrorist attacks. This includes analyzing threats and intelligence, guarding borders and airports, protecting critical infrastructure, and coordinating the response emergencies. The Homeland Security Line of Business is defined by the PresidentâÂÂs Strategy on Homeland Security. Note: Some of the Critical Mission Areas from the PresidentâÂÂs strategy have already been identified in other Lines of Business in the BRM.
Homeland Security
Homeland Security involves protecting the nation against terrorist attacks. This includes analyzing threats and intelligence, guarding borders and airports, protecting critical infrastructure, and coordinating the response emergencies. The Homeland Security Line of Business is defined by the PresidentâÂÂs Strategy on Homeland Security. Note: Some of the Critical Mission Areas from the PresidentâÂÂs strategy have already been identified in other Lines of Business in the BRM.
Homeland Security Subfunction
Workforce Management includes those activities that promote the welfare of the NationâÂÂs workforce by improving their working conditions, advancing opportunities for profitable employment, and strengthening free collective bargaining.
Workforce Management includes those activities that promote the welfare of the NationâÂÂs workforce by improving their working conditions, advancing opportunities for profitable employment, and strengthening free collective bargaining.
Workforce Management
Workforce Management Subfunction
Mode of Delivery Subfunction
Disaster Management
Disaster Management involves the activities required to prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and repair the effects of all disasters whether natural or man-made.
Disaster Management Subfunction
BRM v2. page 2
The Services to Citizens Business Area includes the delivery of citizen-focused, public, and collective goods and/or benefits as a service and/or obligation of the Federal Government to the benefit and protection of the nation's general population. This Business Area includes 22 Lines of Business and 82 Sub-Functions.
The Services for Citizens business area describes the mission and purpose of the United States government in terms of the services it provides both to and on behalf of the American citizen. It includes the delivery of citizen-focused, public, and collective goods and/or benefits as a service and/or obligation of the federal government to the benefit and protection of the nation's general population.
BRM v2 p. 4
Services to Citizens
Services for Citizens Line of Business
Revenue Collection Subfunction
Revenue Collection includes the collection of Government income from all sources. Note: Tax collection is accounted for in Taxation Management Sub-Function in the General Government Line of Business.
Revenue Collection includes the collection of Government income from all sources. Note: Tax collection is accounted for in Taxation Management Sub-Function in the General Government Line of Business.
Revenue Collection
Support Delivery of Services Line of Business
BRM v2. page 2
Support Delivery of Services provides the critical policy, programmatic and managerial foundation to support federal government operations. BRM v. 2 p. 16
Provides the critical policy, programmatic and managerial foundation to support federal government operations.
Support Delivery of Services
International Affairs and Commerce Subfunction
International Affairs and Commerce
International Affairs and Commerce involves the non-military activities that promote U.S. policies and interests beyond our national borders, including the negotiation of conflict resolution, treaties, and agreements. In addition, this function includes: foreign economic development and social/political development; diplomatic relations with other Nations; humanitarian, technical and other developmental assistance to key Nations; and global trade.
International Affairs and Commerce involves the non-military activities that promote U.S. policies and interests beyond our national borders, including the negotiation of conflict resolution, treaties, and agreements. In addition, this function includes: foreign economic development and social/political development; diplomatic relations with other Nations; humanitarian, technical and other developmental assistance to key Nations; and global trade.
Financial Management Subfunction
Financial Management involves the aggregate set of accounting practices and procedures that allow for the accurate, efficient, transparent, and effective handling of all government revenues, funding, and expenditures.
Financial Management involves the aggregate set of accounting practices and procedures that allow for the accurate, efficient, transparent, and effective handling of all government revenues, funding, and expenditures.
Financial Management
Government Service Delivery Line of Business
Knowledge Creation and Management
Knowledge Creation and Management involves the programs and activities in which the Federal Government creates or develops a body or set of knowledge, the manipulation and analysis of which can provide inherent benefits for both the Federal and private sector.
Knowledge Creation and Management involves the programs and activities in which the Federal Government creates or develops a body or set of knowledge, the manipulation and analysis of which can provide inherent benefits for both the Federal and private sector.
Knowledge Creation and Management Subfunction
Controls and Oversight Subfunction
Controls and Oversight ensures that the operations and programs of the Federal Government and its external business partners comply with applicable laws and regulations and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
Controls and Oversight
Controls and Oversight ensures that the operations and programs of the Federal Government and its external business partners comply with applicable laws and regulations and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
Law Enforcement Subfunction
Law Enforcement involves activities to protect people, places, and things from criminal activity resulting from non-compliance with U.S. laws. This includes patrols, undercover operations, response to emergency calls, as well as arrests, raids, and seizures of property.
Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement involves activities to protect people, places, and things from criminal activity resulting from non-compliance with U.S. laws. This includes patrols, undercover operations, response to emergency calls, as well as arrests, raids, and seizures of property.
Internal Risk Management and Mitigation
Internal Risk Management and Mitigation involves all activities relating to the processes of analyzing exposure to risk and determining appropriate countermeasures.
Internal Risk Management and Mitigation Subfunction
The delivery of a good or service to (or on behalf of) the citizenry by the Federal Government with no other intervening persons, conditions, or organizations.
Direct Services for Citizens
Direct Services for Citizens Subfunction
Transfers to States and Local Governments involves the transfer of funds or financial assistance from the Federal government to State and Local governments and Indian tribes.
Transfers to States and Local Governments
Transfers to States and Local Governments Subfunction
Economic Development includes the activities required to promote commercial/industrial development and to regulate the American financial industry to protect investors. It also includes the management and control of the domestic economy and the money supply, and the protection of intellectual property and innovation.
Economic Development includes the activities required to promote commercial/industrial development and to regulate the American financial industry to protect investors. It also includes the management and control of the domestic economy and the money supply, and the protection of intellectual property and innovation.
Economic Development
Economic Development Subfunction
BA
Business Area
Four Business Areas separate government operations into high-level categories relating to the purpose of government
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BRM v2 p. 3
Litigation and Judicial Activities refers to those activities relating to the administration of justice.
Litigation and Judicial Activities refers to those activities relating to the administration of justice.
Litigation and Judicial Activities
Litigation and Judicial Activities
BRM v2. page 2
Management of Government Resources refers to the back office support activities that enable the government to operate effectively.
BRM v2 p. 21
Management of Government Resources
Management of government resources refers to the back office support activities that enable the government to operate effectively.
Management of Government Resources Line of Business