General Agency Description (required by 25-43-2.104)

General Agency Description (required by 25-43-2.104). The Mississippi Department of Finance & Administration (DFA) serves as the primary executive branch agency for fiscal management and maintenance of state facilities. DFA oversees the State’s fiscal affairs and the implementation and control of the State’s budget as promulgated by the Legislature through appropriation. In addition, the Department administers the state life and health insurance program, tort claims, the unemployment compensation revolving fund, the bond advisory function, and the State’s accounting and pre-audit functions. On-going activities also include the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Programs for state agencies. The Department affects the powers and duties formerly granted by law to the Office of General Services, including all services of the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, Bureau of Capitol Facilities; Bureau of Purchasing; and the Bureau of Surplus Property. The Department of Finance & Administration assigns space in state-owned buildings and privately leased and collects rent monies, recommends police protection for property to the various state agencies, determines repair and renovation needs of state properties, and directs contracts for these repairs. Additionally, the Department contracts and equips all buildings required by the State and sells, conveys, or purchases state lands within oversight by the Public Procurement Review Board.