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| | USDA Agricultural Research Service |
 | | ARS's Administrative and Financial Management division (AFM) provides administrative and financial management services for the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) agencies: the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), the Economic Research Service (ERS), and the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). |
 | | The organization delivers operational support and technical guidance services in the functional areas of engineering project management, architectural-engineering/construction contract management, real property, space management, and safety, health, and environmental management. |
 | | Information Staff Services - We provide these services for ARS research units and other offices: news reporting, public affairs, editing and writing, media relations, exhibit and presentation materials, graphic design, and photography. |
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