Office of the Executive Secretariat - Our Impact
The Office of Executive Secretariat is transforming how the FDA operates by modernizing the agency's information infrastructure to meet 21st-century public health challenges. By standardizing clearance workflows and deploying innovative technology solutions, OES enables the FDA to act at the speed of risk—ensuring critical safety communications, policy decisions, and regulatory actions reach the public without unnecessary delay.
In 2025, ExecSec coordinated and provided expertise on thousands of documents moving throughout the agency. Our team ensured timely review, clearance and distribution of critical materials across all FDA centers and offices. From Reports to Congress to high-priority correspondence, ExecSec maintained the efficient flow of information essential to the agency’s mission.
In 2025 the Office of the Executive Secretariat:
- Processed, triaged, and re-routed nearly 4,000 correspondences weekly to include physical and electronic mail;
- Successfully entered nearly 3,000 correspondence records into the Agency Information Management System for various action levels;
- Finalized and completed over 200 records for final disposition into the Records Management (RM) Client platform.
- Managed, triaged, and re-routed approximately 2,400 correspondences received into the Commissioner Speaker Request mailbox.
- Successfully implemented 100% of NARA recommendations from the 2022 Federal Agency Records Management Report
- Managed 22 write-in campaigns, which collectively generated approximately 20,000 incoming letters.
- Reduced a backlog of over 500 pieces of mail over a 40 day-period.
