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Administrative Fundamentals 104
Specific Responsibilities of the Chief of Staff
Keeps the commander informed of current and developing
situations.
Receives the commander’s decisions and ensures staff takes
appropriate actions to implement those decisions.
Supervises the activities of the headquarters commandant
(HQCOMDT) and the staff.
Serves as chief information officer.
Monitors the currency, accuracy, and status of commander’s
critical information requirements (CCIRs).
Directs and supervises the planning and execution process.
Monitors the development of plans, orders, and instructions.
Obtains the commander’s approval of and then promulgates plans,
orders, and instructions.
Monitors, with the assistance of the staff, the execution of plans,
orders, and instructions.
Determines liaison exchange requirements and
receives liaison teams.
Monitors staff discipline, morale, and combat readiness.
Organizes, plans, and supervises staff training.
Ensures proper coordination of staff activities internally, vertically
(with higher headquarters and subordinate units), and horizontally
(with adjacent units).
Ensures proper staff support to subordinate commanders and staffs.
Special Staff Officers under Staff Cognizance of the Chief of Staff
Staff secretary.: The staff secretary is an administrative assistant to
the C/S. The staff secretary is not a member of the general or
special staff. The nature of his duties requires a close relationship
with the officers of the general and special staffs.
Security manager: The security manager is responsible for
managing the command information and personnel security
program, and operates under the staff cognizance of the C/S.
Although the security manager is responsible for the coordination
of the overall program, he may delegate individual duties; e.g., the
adjutant may handle classified material control. Every staff will
include a security manager, although the billet will often be an
additional duty.
Information management officer (IMO): The unit IMO is
responsible for establishing the policy and procedures for
information management within the command. The IMO operates
under the staff cognizance of the C/S or executive officer. If an
IMO is not designated, then this duty is the responsibility of the
C/S or executive officer. In some cases, an IMO may be designated
for each staff section when the volume of information is
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