Although policy analysts can be found throughout DHHS, it is useful to focus on the Office of the Assistant Secretary, Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), because it has the clearest and most direct mandate for doing policy analysis. (The Office of the Assistant Secretary, Management and Budget has closely related policy analysis responsibilities, but with greater emphasis on budgetary and cost issues: the two offices often work together on policy analysis projects.) ASPE analysts perform a variety v of functions. An ASPE orientation document specifically alerts new analysis to four major functions that they will be likely to perform