Welcome
The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) provides operations support services and business solutions to the community of 10,000 House Members, Officers and staff. The CAO organization comprises more than 600 technical and administrative staff working in a variety of areas, including information technology, finance, budget management, human resources, payroll, child care, food and vending, procurement, logistics and administrative counsel.
The Office of the CAO was first created in the 104th Congress in 1995. The Chief Administrative Officer is an employee of the U.S. House of Representatives who is elected every two years when the House organizes for a new Congress. The current CAO, Daniel P. Beard, was sworn in on February 15, 2007.
Employee Survey Results Are In!
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Annual ACE Awards
ACE Awards
May 9, 2008
Meet the Awarding CAO Excellence honorees.Wounded Warriors
People Spotlight
Longtime CAO Employee Mike Garrott Set to Receive Safety Award
Although Mike Garrott is honored to receive a workplace safety award from the Office of Compliance, he gets his real thrills from the work he did to receive it — helping people understand safety and the ways to improve it.
