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Under the leadership of its director, Goddard is managed by a system of directorates. The directorates and their functions are as follows:

• Office of the Director - Provides overall management and coordinates control over the diversified activities of the Center. Coordinating the Center’s space science program activities is the Associate Director for Space Science Programs. The Office of Earth Science Systems Programs, coordinated by the Associate Director of Earth Science Systems Programs, will lead NASA in its goal to advance the understanding of the entire Earth system on a global scale. Supporting the Center’s organizational and programmatic responsibilities are the  Office of Human Resources, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Equal Opportunity Office and the Chief Information Officer (CIO).

• Office of Human Resources - Develops and administers programs and activities to serve the interests of management, employees, and the general public by promoting sound and enlightened human resources management and human resources development and utilization at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
  
  
• Office of the Chief Financial Officer -Plans and directs the development, implementation, and administration of the Goddard system of resources management and financial control. Provides the central overview of the centerwide resources activities and a central focal point through which Center-level resource decisions are developed and executed. Directs and coordinates the development and evaluation of program and institutional operating plans and distributes and controls resource and allotment authority consistent with planning. Continuously reviews and appraises Center performance within functional jurisdiction, and provides Center overview of commitments, obligations, and cost against available resources, established plans, and applicable regulations. Oversees the operation of the Regional Finance Office and the Program Analysis Office. Provides advice and assistance to the Center Director, his immediate staff, and other primary organization heads.

• Earth Sciences - Conducts scientific studies in the Earth sciences leading to a better understanding of processes affecting global change and the distribution of natural resources through research, development and application of space technologies.

• Space Sciences - Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates a broad spectrum of scientific research both theoretical and experimental in the study of space phenomena. Provides scientific counsel to other directorates that are working on space science projects.

• Applied Engineering and Technology - Provides discipline expertise for science conceptualization, end-to-end mission development and space communications support. Develops advanced technology to meet current and future science needs.

• Management Operations - Provides business and institutional support and services necessary for the successful accomplishment of the Center’s Earth science, space science, and technology management activities.

• Office of Systems Safety and Mission Assurance - Responsible for safety, reliability and quality assurance programs to ensure flight mission success. This includes the control of electronic parts, materials and processes. The directorate also is responsible for independent design reviews of technical and flight safety aspects of spacecraft and instruments.

• Flight Programs and Projects - Plans, organizes, and directs the management of the Center's major flight projects, new start studies, international projects, and the small and medium class expendable launch vehicles.

• Suborbital and Special Orbital Projects - Responsible for the overall management, operation and support of NASA's sounding rocket and balloon programs and the conduct of aeronautical research. This function is located at the Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia.