DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNICATIONS (A/OC)

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 22, 1981
• Content Type: REPORT

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243 DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNICATIONS (A/OC)
a. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Communications directs the development
and execution of plans, policies, and
programs to provide a worldwide
communications system *and classified
information processing facilities* for
the Department, and communications
support to other foreign affairs
agencies. *The Deputy Assistant
Secretary also serves as a principal
member of the Department's Information
Management Policy Group; is the
Departmental member of the National
Communications Security Committee; and
is the Department's principal
representative to the President's
Executive Agent for the National
Communications System.*
b. Coordinates the development of
worldwide and regional communications
*and classified information process-
ing* programs; designs overseas com-
munications facilities; and determines
equipment requirements *for communica-
tion and classified information
processing facilities.*
c. Supervises and coordinates the
development of special communications
support for the travel of the
Secretary, major conferences, and
crises situations; briefs principal
officers of U.S. missions on communi-
cations *and classified information
processing* matters; and coordinates
the activities of the Regional
Communications Programs officers.
d. Manages special projects relating
to worldwide telecommunications,
central telephone systems, office of
Communication management information
systems, and *classified information*
processing systems. Controls software
development and support needs of
*internal* Office of Communications
elements as they implement and operate
their respective foreign and domestic
communications programs; *and the
overseas classified information
processing systems.*
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**243.1 Planning and Engineering
Division (OC/PE)
**a. Designs, tests, and modifies
radio systems using a wide range of
complex radio frequency equipment and
satellite ground terminals to satisfy
the Department's worldwide telecom-
munications requirements.
b. Develops specifications for _
computerized teleprocessing systems
which includes the development of
prototype systems, benchmark of
systems, and evaluation of vendor
developed systems and sub-systems.
c. Develops network design, including
multiplex and modem systems integra-
tion, and the engineering of telephone
switching and supporting distribution
systems for Foreign Service posts.
d. Provides facility engineering of
communications centers and classified
information processing areas for new
and existing buildings worldwide.
e. Installs telecommunications and
other classified information process-
ing systems in the Department and U.S.
missions abroad and develops and
implements installation standards to
improve operational, logistics, and
maintenance efficiency.
f. Develops long-range plans, pro-
grams, and policies to ensure the most
reliable, rapid, and secure telecom-
munications and classified information
processing systems for the Department
and other Government agencies.**
**243.2 Maintenance and Logistics
Division (OC/ML)
**a. Maintains and repairs all digi-
tal equipment used to support tele-
communications and classified word
processing operations at U.S. Diplo-
matic missions overseas and telecom-
munications operations domestically.
Monitors equipment performance and
recommends modifications required to
insure system reliability and provides
assistance on installations.**
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**b. maintains the Department's world-
wide emergency and anti-terrorist
radio programs and the domestic
protection radio program. Maintains
and repairs all equipment used to
support these programs and assists on
installations.
c. Maintains all telephone systems
used worldwide. Evaluates all pro-
posed new systems for maintainability
and provides technical guidance and
assistance on installations.
d. Receives, stores, inventories, and
distributes all equipment and replace-
ment parts used to support the Depart-
ment's worldwide telecommunication and
classified information processing
efforts.-
e. Purchases and provisions for all
cryptographic, computer, radio, tele-
type, telephone, and ancillary equip-
ment used by the office of Communi-
cations to support the Department's
worldwide telecommunications mission.
f. Supplies telecommunications
systems and technical personnel to
support the Secretary and other VIP
visits both domestically and overseas.
g. Recruits, insures proper training
of, and assists in the assignment of
Communications Electronics officers
worldwide.**
243.3 Diplomatic Pouch and Courier
Operations Division (OC/P)
a.' Plans, directs, and administers
the domestic and international diplo-
matic pouch, mail, and professional
courier communications of the Depart-
ment.
b. Establishes operational policy on
inter-post and Departmentally directed
pouch communications.
c. Directs operational and policy
liaison on mail, pouch, and courier
communications with the O.S. Postal
Service, the Department of Defense
postal and courier services, and the
military Airlift Command, and with
other Federal agencies utilizing the
Department's facilities.
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d. Develops and prepares for publi-
cation in the Foreign Affairs manual
regulations and procedures governing
mail, pouch, and courier communica-
tions.
e. Maintains operational files of
pouch transmission and courier route
operation.
243.4 Communications Security
Division (OC/S)
a. Researches,-develops, and imple-
ments programs for the protection of
classified and administratively
controlled information transmitted by
any means, and for the protection of
the systems employed, *including word
processing equipment.*
b. Establishes and implements general
and emergency cryptographic and tele-
ccmmunications security systems.
c. Determines cryptographic material
requirements. Acquires and manages
the Department's communications
security assets including distribu-
tion, storage, and recall; and is the
official custodian of the Department's
cryptographic and telecommunications
security material.
d. Provides continuous review of the
security status and security effec-
tiveness of the Department's crypto-
graphic and telecommunications *and
other classified information process-
ing* systems, including worldwide
field testing of facilities to meet
established criteria.
e. Collaborates with irterested
Federal agencies in developing
material designs, standards, and
operating methods, including regula-
tions governing cryptographic/
telecommunications security.
f. Participates in the formulation of
national communications security
,policy and programs, and provides the
Department's Alternate Representative
on the *National Communic.tions
Security Committee. *
g. Develops and publishes regula-
tions, standards, and procedures
governing the use of the 'epartment's
communications network, and monitors
compliance therewith.
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243.5 Communications Center (OC/T)
a. Manages the facilities which
provide for the transmission, receipt,
relay, and servicing of telecommunica-
tions messages for the Department, its
components, and other Government
agencies, overseas and domestic, and
functions as an integral part of the
diplomatic telecommunications system.
b. Provides for the encryption and
decryption of classified and adminis-
tratively controlled messages, and
maintains accountability for crypto-
graphic devices and materials in the
Division.
c. Provides for the registering,
analysis, reproduction, distribution,
and filing of messages transmitted
through its facilities or received
from other Government or commercial
telecommunications facilities.
d. Maintains operational liaison with
other Federal and commercial telecom-
munications agencies.
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~.. **243.6 Communications.:.Training
~? Division (OC/TR).
a. Plans, 'directs, coordinates and
controls all training, educational,
orientation and consultation programs
for Departmental and. Foreign Service
personnel whose duties are directly
or indirectly related to a variety of
communications programs, such as
telegraphic, cryptographic, radio,
telephone, security, records, mail
and Diplomatic Pouch.
b. Offers a wide range of opera-
-~ ~:tional, technical and administrative
training programs designed .to' prepare
both communications and noncommunica-
tions personnel to perform communica-
tions functions. Programs include,
but are not -limited to: (1) basic
communications training for new4y-
hired communications personnel and
for others whose primary .duties
require a familiarization `:with or
part-time performance of?:communica-
tions duties; (2) advanced' training
for professional communications per-
sonnel whose. duties : include the
performance of the more complex oper-
ational functions or extend to the
performance of limited.: maintenance,
supervisory' and/or special reporting
duties; (3) periodic refresher train-
ing at all levels; (4) consultation
for communications personnel; (5)
indoctrination for noncommunications
personnel; and (6) special-purpose
training to meet operational, secu-
rity, safety, and other needs.
c. Determines current .and future
training. requirements through consul-
tation with other communications di-
vision personnel and field-based com-
munications managers. - Adtises and
assists in all training. matters for
communications personnel.
d. Performs liaison with straining
executives of the Foreign` Service
Institute, other .U.S. Government
agencies, and' outside educational
contractors,-in order to develop a
good knowledge of those . training
courses having the potential' to sat-
isfy new and/or on-going training
requirements.**
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