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From the Government Manual Online via GPO Access
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC 20515
Phone, 202-228-1793. Internet, www.aoc.gov.
Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers,
Acting
Special Assistant to the Architect of the Michael G. Turnbull
Capitol
Director, Architecture Division Bruce Arthur
Director, Construction Division Michael Fenn
Director of Engineering (vacancy)
Director of Facilities Planning and Terrell Emmons
Programming
Director of Project Management William Weidemeyer
Director of Congressional and Cynthia Snyder
External Relations
Chief Administrative Officer David Ferguson
Director, Human Resources Management Rebecca Tiscione
Division
Director, Equal Employment Patricia Brown
Opportunity
Director, Information Resources Christopher Emery
Management
Curator Barbara Wolanin
Communications Officer Eva Malecki
Head, Procurement Division Cynthia Bennett
Inspector General Arthur L. McIntye
Director of Safety, Fire, and Environmental Susan Adams
Programs
Director, Safety and Environmental Larry Denicola
Division
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Safety Officer Charles Bowman
Chief Financial Officer Paula Lettice
Budget Officer (vacancy)
Accounting Officer Timothy Macdonald
Director, Financial Management Russ Follin
Systems Division
General Counsel Peter Kushner
Chief Operating Officer Stephen T. Ayers
Director, Labor Relations and Collective Margaret Cox
Bargaining
Senior Landscape Architect Matthew Evans
Superintendent, House Office Buildings Frank Tiscione
Superintendent, Senate Office Buildings Robin Morey
Superintendent, Library of Congress Buildings Gregory Simmons
and Grounds
Superintendent, U.S. Capitol Carlos Elias
Superintendent, Capitol Grounds Glenn Marshall
Director, U.S. Botanic Garden Holly H. Shimizu
Superintendent, U.S. Supreme Court James Yellman
Director, U.S. Capitol Power Plant Mark Weiss
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The Architect of the Capitol is responsible for the care and maintenance
of the U.S. Capitol and the buildings and grounds acrosss the Capitol
complex. The agency is charged with implementing construction,
renovation, conservation, and landscape improvement projects as
authorized by the Congress.
The Architect of the Capitol is charged with operating and maintaining
the buildings of the Capitol complex committed to his care by Congress.
Permanent authority for the care and maintenance of the Capitol was
established by the act of August 15, 1876 (40 U.S.C. 162, 163). The
Architect's duties include the mechanical and structural maintenance of
the Capitol, the conservation and care of works of art in the building
under the Architect's jurisdiction, the upkeep and improvement of the
Capitol grounds, and the arrangement of inaugural and other ceremonies
held in the building or on the grounds.
In addition to the Capitol, the Architect is responsible for the
upkeep of all of the congressional office buildings, the Library of
Congress buildings, the U.S. Supreme Court building, the Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, the Capitol Power Plant, the
Capitol Police headquarters, and the Robert A. Taft Memorial. The
Architect performs his duties in connection with the Senate side of the
Capitol, the Senate office buildings, and the operation of the Senate
restaurants subject to the approval of the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration. In matters of general policy in connection with the
House office buildings and the Capitol Power Plant, his activities are
subject to the approval and direction of the House Office Building
Commission. The Architect is under the direction of the Speaker in
matters concerning the House side of the Capitol. He is subject to the
oversight of the Committee on House Administration with respect to many
administrative matters affecting operations on the House side of the
Capitol complex. In addition, the Architect of the Capitol serves as the
Acting Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden under the Joint Committee on
the Library.
The position of Architect of the Capitol was historically filled by
Presidential appointment for an indefinite term. Legislation enacted in
1989 provides that the Architect is to be appointed for a term of 10
years by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from
a list of three candidates recommended by a
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congressional commission. Upon confirmation by the Senate, the Architect
becomes an official of the legislative branch as an officer and agent of
Congress; he is eligible for reappointment after completion of his term.
Recent and ongoing projects carried out by the Architect of the
Capitol include construction of the Capitol Visitor Center; conservation
of murals and decorative paintings in the Capitol; improvement of
speech-reinforcement, electrical, and fire-protection systems in the
Capitol and congressional office buildings; work on security
improvements within the Capitol complex; renovation, restoration, and
modification of the interiors and exteriors of the Thomas Jefferson and
John Adams Buildings of the Library of Congress and provision of off-
site book storage facilities for the Library; and management oversight
of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building.
For further information, contact the Office of the Architect of the
Capitol, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC 20515. Phone, 202-228-
1793. Internet, www.aoc.gov.
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