Direct Responsibility

Lesson 4/Learning Event 4

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Enforcing all security, safety, and accounting requirements.

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Taking administrative or disciplinary measures when necessary.

Supervisory Responsibility. This is the obligation of a person for the care

and safekeeping of government property issued to or used by the person's

subordinates.

It is inherent in all supervisory positions and is not

contingent upon signed receipts or responsibility statements.

It is the

relationship between a person and the property in the possession of the

personnel under that person's direct supervision.

It arises because of

assignment to a specific position and includes-

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Providing proper guidance and direction

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Enforcing all security, safety, and accounting requirements.

 Maintaining the proper physical and psychological environment for

the proper care and use of government property.

Direct Responsibility.

This is the relationship between a responsible

officer and the property for which the officer has been formally tasked to

provide care and custody.

It is inherent in each property account.

However, it may be delegated by the accountable officer through formal

written designation or issue of property on a hand receipt.

Direct

responsibility results from assignment as an accountable officer, receipt of

formal written delegation, or acceptance of the property on a hand receipt

from an accountable officer. It includes taking all reasonable and prudent

actions to ensure the specified property is properly used, cared for, and

safeguarded.

Direct responsibility is a formal assignment of property responsibility to a

person within the supply chain who has the property within their custody,

but not necessarily in their possession or for their use.

Accountable

officers always have direct responsibility unless it has been specifically

assigned to another person.

Accountable officers may delegate such

responsibility by written designation or by issue of the property on a hand

receipt.

Personal Responsibility. This is the relationship between a person and the

property in their physical possession.

It applies to all government

property issued for, acquired for,

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