31 U.S.C. § 1123 — Chief Operating Officers

(a) Establishment. The deputy head of each agency, or equivalent official, shall be the agency’s Chief Operating Officer. (b) Function. The Chief Operating Officer is responsible for improving agency management and performance and shall—(1) manage the agency’s organization overall to improve performance and achieve its mission and goals through strategic and performance planning, measurement, analysis, regular progress reviews, and use of performance information; (2) advise and assist the agency head in meeting sections 1115 through 1122 of this title and section 306 of title 5; (3) oversee the agency’s efforts to improve management functions within the agency and across the Government; and (4) coordinate and work with relevant personnel inside and outside the agency who have a significant role in achieving its mission and goals, including the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Human Capital Officer, Chief Acquisition Officer or Senior Procurement Executive, Chief Information Officer, and other agency line-of-business chiefs.