 The goal of the oversight was to enhance accountability, so that a single "desk" (individual) within the Office of the Social Secretary was responsible for ensuring an event happened flawlessly.With this reorganization, the Office of the Social Secretary now forms an "ad hoc" committee for each event, with a representative from the Office of the Chief Usher participating in this group.The chief usher is an "ex officio" member of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, which coordinates the decoration, maintenance, refurbishment, and historic preservation of the White House.