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[[underlined]]Program and Activities Inventory[[/underlined]]

Under Internal Management matters, Mr. Hughes' first recommendation was that "as an early step in the planning process, the Smithsonian Institution should develop and keep current a comprehensive list of activities (programs, projects, etc.) which it carries on". Such a document should have "informative descriptions" and should be augmented with an up-to-date organization chart "accurately and completely reflecting the structure of the Institution". In response to this recommendation, materials are now being assembled. This inventory of activities is expected to be completed in March, in time for the spring Congressional hearings on the FY 1979 budget request. The project is being done by the office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration working with the bureaus and offices of the Institution.

An assessment of various publications of the Institution was conducted in October 1977 to determine what descriptive materials are already available, what informational gaps need to be filled, and what form the inventory should take to be most useful to Smithsonian management and to other interested audiences such as the Congressional committees, and the Office of Management and Budget. A preliminary content outline and sample materials for the National Air and Space Museum were prepared and circulated in November to the Secretary and his executive staff for review and comment. Efforts are now underway to complete draft materials for all bureaus.

The inventory is being prepared on an organizational basis and will focus on the major program areas of the Institution; Science,