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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155
Phone, 703-545-6700. Internet, http://www.defenselink.mil/.
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE William S. Cohen
Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre
Chief of Staff Robert S. Tyrer
The Special Assistant to the Phebe Novakovic
Secretary and Deputy
Secretary of Defense
Special Assistant to the Secretary Liz Bailey
of Defense for White House
Liaison
Special Assistant to the Deputy Bernard S. Rostker
Secretary of Defense for
Gulf War Illnesses
Director, Defense Reform Initiative Stan Z. Soloway
Executive Secretary Col. Joseph Reynes,
Jr., USAF
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Jacques S. Gansler
Technology
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of David R. Oliver, Jr.
Defense for Acquisition and
Technology
Director, Defense Research and Hans Mark
Engineering
Assistant to the Secretary of (vacancy)
Defense for Nuclear and
Chemical and Biological
(NCB) Defense Programs
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Joseph J. Eash III
(Advanced Systems and
Concepts)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Delores M. Etter
(Science and Technology)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Randall A. Yim, Acting
(Installations)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Sherri W. Goodman
(Environmental Security)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Roger W. Kallock
(Logistics)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Stan Z. Soloway
(Acquisition Reform)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Steven C. Grundman,
(Industrial Affairs) Acting
Director, Small and Disadvantaged Robert L. Neal, Jr.
Business Utilization
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Walter B. Slocombe
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of James M. Bodner
Defense for Policy
Assistant Secretary of Defense Franklin D. Kramer
(International Security
Affairs)
Assistant Secretary of Defense Edward L. Warner III
(Strategy and Threat
Reduction)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (vacancy)
(Special Operations and Low-
Intensity Conflict)
Defense Adviser, U.S. Mission NATO Robert B. Hall
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Deputy Under Secretary of Defense David Tarbell
(Technology Security Policy)
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Rudy F. de Leon
Readiness
Assistant Secretary of Defense Francis M. Rush, Jr.,
(Force Management Policy) Acting
Assistant Secretary of Defense Sue Bailey
(Health Affairs)
Assistant Secretary of Defense Charles L. Cragin,
(Reserve Affairs) Acting
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Thomas Longstreth
(Readiness)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Jeanne Fites
(Program Integration)
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief William J. Lynn III
Financial Officer
Principal Deputy Under Secretary Alice C. Maroni
(Comptroller)
Director, Program Analysis and Robert R. Soule
Evaluation
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, (vacancy)
Control, Communications, and
Intelligence)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative John Veroneau, Acting
Affairs)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Kenneth H. Bacon
General Counsel Judith A. Miller
Director, Operational Test and Evaluation Philip E. Coyle III
Inspector General Donald Mancuso, Acting
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense George B. Lotz II
(Intelligence Oversight)
Director of Administration and Management D.O. Cooke
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman Gen. Henry H. Shelton,
USA
Vice Chairman Gen. Joseph W.
Ralston, USAF
Chief of Staff, Army Gen. Dennis J. Reimer,
USA
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jay L. Johnson,
USN
Chief of Staff, Air Force Gen. Michael E. Ryan,
USAF
Commandant, Marine Corps Gen. Charles C.
Krulak, USMC
Joint Staff
Director Vice Adm. Vernon E.
Clark, USN
Vice Director Maj. Gen. Stephen T.
Rippe, USA
Director for Manpower and Brig. Gen. Patrick O.
Personnel--J-1 Adams, USAF
Director, Intelligence--J-2 Rear Adm. Thomas R.
Wilson, USN
Director for Operations--J-3 Vice Adm. Scott A.
Fry, USN
Director for Logistics--J-4 Lt. Gen. John M.
McDuffie, USA
Director for Strategic Plans and Vice Adm. John S.
Policy--J-5 Redd, USN
Director for Command, Control, Lt. Gen. John L.
Communications, and Computer Woodward, Jr.,
Systems--J-6 USAF
Director for Operational Plans and Maj. Gen. George F.
Interoperability--J-7 Close, Jr.,
USA
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Director for Force Structure, Lt. Gen. Edward G.
Resources, and Assessment-- Anderson III,
J-8 USA
[For the Department of Defense statement of organization, see the Code
of Federal Regulations, Title 32, Chapter I, Subchapter R]
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The Department of Defense is responsible for providing the military
forces needed to deter war and protect the security of our country.
The major elements of these forces are the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
and Air Force, consisting of about 1.4 million men and women on active
duty. They are backed, in case of emergency, by the 1.5 million members
of the Reserve and National Guard. In addition, there are about 742,000
civilian employees in the Defense Department.
Under the President, who is also Commander in Chief, the Secretary of
Defense exercises authority, direction, and control over the Department,
which includes the separately organized military departments of Army,
Navy, and Air Force, the Joint Chiefs of Staff providing military
advice, the unified combatant commands, and various defense agencies
established for specific purposes.
The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 redesignated the National
Military Establishment as the Department of Defense and established it
as an executive department (10 U.S.C. 111), with the Secretary of
Defense as its head. Since that time, many legislative and
administrative changes have occurred, evolving the Department into the
structure under which it currently operates.
Structure
The Department of Defense is composed of the Office of the Secretary of
Defense; the military departments and the military services within those
departments; the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint
Staff; the unified combatant commands; the Defense agencies; DOD field
activities; and such other offices, agencies, activities, and commands
as may be established or designated by law, or by the President or the
Secretary of Defense.
In providing immediate staff assistance and advice to the Secretary
of Defense, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Joint Staff, though separately
identified and organized, function in full coordination and cooperation.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense includes the offices of the
Deputy Secretary of Defense; the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Technology; the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy;
the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer;
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; the Director
of Defense Research and Engineering; Assistant Secretaries of Defense;
the General Counsel; the Inspector General; the Director of Operational
Test and Evaluation; and such other staff offices as the Secretary of
Defense establishes to assist him in carrying out his duties and
responsibilities. The heads of these offices are staff advisers to the
Secretary and perform such functions as he assigns to them.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff consist of the Chairman; the Vice
Chairman; the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; the Chief of Naval Operations;
the Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; and the Commandant of the Marine
Corps. Supported, subject to the authority of the Chairman, by the Joint
Staff, they constitute the immediate military staff of the Secretary of
Defense. The Chairman is the principal military adviser to the
President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
The other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are the senior military
officers of their respective services and are military advisers to the
President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
The Vice Chairman
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of the Joint Chiefs acts as Chairman in the absence of the Chairman.
Each military department (the Department of the Navy includes naval
aviation and the United States Marine Corps) is separately organized
under its own Secretary and functions under the authority, direction,
and control of the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of each military
department is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for the operation
and efficiency of his department. Orders to the military departments are
issued through the Secretaries of these departments, or their designees,
by the Secretary of Defense or under authority specifically delegated in
writing by the Secretary of Defense or provided by law.
The commanders of the unified combatant commands are responsible to
the President and the Secretary of Defense for accomplishing the
military missions assigned to them and exercising command authority over
forces assigned to them. The operational chain of command runs from the
President to the Secretary of Defense to the commanders of the unified
combatant commands. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff functions
within the chain of command by transmitting the orders of the President
or the Secretary of Defense to the commanders of the unified combatant
commands.
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Defense The Secretary of Defense is the principal defense
policy adviser to the President and is responsible for the formulation
of general defense policy and policy related to DOD, and for the
execution of approved policy. Under the direction of the President, the
Secretary exercises authority, direction, and control over the
Department of Defense.
Deputy Secretary of Defense The Deputy Secretary of Defense is
delegated full power and authority to act for the Secretary of Defense
and to exercise the powers of the Secretary on any and all matters for
which the Secretary is authorized to act pursuant to law.
Acquisition and Technology The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Technology is the principal staff assistant and adviser
to the Secretary of Defense for all matters relating to the acquisition
system, research and development, test and evaluation, production,
logistics, military construction, procurement, and economic affairs. The
Under Secretary serves as the Defense acquisition executive with
responsibility for supervising the performance of the entire Department
acquisition system and chairing the Defense Acquisition Board.
Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence The Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
(C\3\I)) is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Secretary
and Deputy Secretary of Defense for achieving and maintaining
information superiority in support of DOD missions, while exploiting or
denying an adversary's ability to do the same. The Assistant Secretary
of Defense (C\3\I) also serves as the DOD Chief Information Officer
regarding information management and information technology.
Financial Management The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief
Financial Officer is the principal adviser and assistant to the
Secretary of Defense for budget and fiscal matters, including financial
management, accounting policy and systems, budget formulation and
execution, contract audit administration and organization, and analyses
of force planning and programming as a part of the process upon which
DOD force structure, system acquisition, and other resource allocation
actions are based. Through the Under Secretary, resource management
information is collected, analyzed, and reported to the Office of
Management and Budget, the Congress,
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the General Accounting Office, and other agencies. Supervision,
direction, and review of the preparation and execution of the defense
budget is provided.
Operational Test and Evaluation The Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation serves as the principal staff assistant and adviser to the
Secretary of Defense on operational test and evaluation in the
Department of Defense and is the principal test and evaluation official
within the senior management of the Department.
Personnel and Readiness The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel
and Readiness is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the
Secretary of Defense for policy matters relating to the structure and
readiness of the Total Force. Functional areas include: readiness;
civilian and military personnel policies, programs, and systems;
civilian and military equal opportunity programs; health policies,
programs, and activities; Reserve Component programs, policies, and
activities; family policy, dependent's education, and personnel support
programs; and mobilization planning and requirements.
Policy The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is the principal staff
assistant to the Secretary of Defense for policy matters relating to
overall international security policy and political-military affairs.
Functional areas include NATO affairs; net assessments; foreign military
sales; arms limitation agreements; international trade and technology
security; regional security affairs; special operations and low-
intensity conflict; integration of departmental plans and policies with
overall national security objectives; drug control policy, requirements,
priorities, systems, resources, and programs; and issuance of policy
guidance affecting departmental programs.
In addition, the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense are
assisted by a special staff of assistants to include the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs; the General Counsel; the
Inspector General; the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public
Affairs; the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Intelligence
Oversight); the Director of Administration and Management; and such
other officers as the Secretary of Defense establishes to assist him in
carrying out his duties and responsibilities.
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Joint Chiefs of Staff consist of the Chairman; the Vice Chairman;
the Chief of Staff of the Army; the Chief of Naval Operations; the Chief
of Staff of the Air Force; and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military
adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the
Secretary of Defense. The other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are
military advisers who may provide additional information upon request
from the President, the National Security Council, or the Secretary of
Defense. They may also submit their advice when it does not agree with
that of the Chairman.
Subject to the authority of the President and the Secretary of
Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is responsible for:
--assisting the President and the Secretary of Defense in providing
for the strategic direction and planning of the Armed Forces;
--allocating resources to fulfill strategic plans;
--making recommendations for the assignment of responsibilities
within the Armed Forces in accordance with and in support of those
logistic and mobility plans;
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--comparing the capabilities of American and allied Armed Forces
with those of potential adversaries;
--preparing and reviewing contingency plans that conform to policy
guidance from the President and the Secretary of Defense;
--preparing joint logistic and mobility plans to support contingency
plans; and
--recommending assignment of logistic and mobility responsibilities
to the Armed Forces to fulfill logistic and mobility plans.
The Chairman advises the Secretary of Defense on critical
deficiencies and strengths in force capabilities (including manpower,
logistic, and mobility support) and assesses the effect of such
deficiencies and strengths on meeting national security objectives and
policy and on strategic plans. He establishes and maintains a uniform
system for evaluating the preparedness of each unified combatant command
to carry out assigned missions.
The Chairman advises the Secretary of Defense on the priorities of
the requirements identified by the commanders of the unified combatant
commands and on the extent to which program recommendations and budget
proposals of the military departments and other DOD components for a
fiscal year conform with priorities established in requirements of the
unified combatant commands. He is responsible for submitting to the
Secretary alternative program recommendations and budget proposals with
guidance provided by the Secretary, in order to achieve greater
conformance with priorities established by the unified combatant
commands. The Chairman also advises the Secretary on the extent to which
major programs and policies of the Armed Forces in the area of manpower
conform with strategic plans and assesses military requirements for
defense acquisition programs.
Additionally, the Chairman:
--formulates doctrine and training policies and coordinates military
education and training;
--represents the United States on the Military Staff Committee of
the United Nations;
--performs such other duties as may be prescribed by law or by the
President and the Secretary of Defense;
--convenes and presides over regular meetings of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff;
--assists the Joint Chiefs in carrying on their business as promptly
as practicable; and
--schedules issues for consideration by the Joint Chiefs.
The Chairman, while so serving, holds the grade of general or
admiral and outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces.
The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs performs duties assigned by
the Chairman, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense. The Vice
Chairman acts as Chairman when there is a vacancy in the office of the
Chairman, or in the absence or disability of the Chairman. The Vice
Chairman, while so serving, holds the grade of general or admiral and
outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces except the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Joint Staff
The Joint Staff under the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff assists
the Chairman and, subject to the authority of the Chairman, the other
members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in carrying out their
responsibilities.
The Joint Staff is headed by a Director who is selected by the
Chairman in consultation with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, and with the approval of the Secretary of Defense. Officers
assigned to serve on the Joint Staff are selected by the Chairman in
approximate equal numbers from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air
Force. The Joint Staff is composed of all members of the Armed Forces
and civilian employees assigned or detailed to permanent duty to perform
the functions assigned to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Unified Combatant Commands
The unified combatant commands are military commands with broad
continuing missions for maintaining the security and defense of the
United States against attack; supporting and advancing the national
policies and interests of the United States and discharging U.S.
military responsibilities in their area of responsibility; and preparing
plans, conducting operations, and coordinating activities of the forces
assigned to them in accordance with the directives of higher authority.
Subject to the direction of the President, the commanders of the unified
combatant commands exercise command authority over forces assigned to
them under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of
Defense. The operational chain of command runs from the President to the
Secretary of Defense to the commanders of the unified combatant
commands. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff functions within the
chain of command by transmitting to the commanders of the unified
combatant commands the orders of the President or the Secretary of
Defense. Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the
Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff serves
as the spokesman for the commanders of the unified combatant commands,
especially on the operational requirements of their commands.
Unified Combatant Commands
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Command Address Commander
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Atlantic Command............................... USACOM, Suite 200, 1562 Adm. Harold W. Gehman, Jr., USN
Mitscher Ave.,
Norfolk, VA 23511-2488.
Central Command................................ USCENTCOM, 7115 S. Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMC
Boundary Blvd.,
MacDill AFB, FL 35621-
5101.
European Command............................... USEUCOM, CMR 450, Box Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA
7100, APO AE 09705.
Pacific Command................................ USPACCOM, Box 64028, Adm. Dennis C. Blair, USN
Camp H.M. Smith, HI
96861-4028.
Southern Command............................... USSOUTHCOM, 3511 NW. Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMC
91st Ave., Miami, FL
33172.
Space Command.................................. USSPACECOM, Suite 116, Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF
250 S. Peterson Blvd.,
Peterson AFB, CO 80914-
3010.
Special Operations Command..................... USSOCOM, 7701 Tampa Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, USA
Point Blvd., MacDill
AFB, FL 33621-5323.
Strategic Command.............................. USSTRATCOM, Suite 2A1, Adm. Richard W. Mies, USN
901 SAC Blvd., Offutt
AFB, NE 68113-6000.
Transportation Command......................... USTRANSCOM, Rm. 310, Gen. Charles T. Robertson, Jr., USAF
508 Scott Dr., Scott
AFB, IL 62225-5357.
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Sources of
Information
Audiovisual Products Certain Department of Defense productions on film
and videotapes, CD-ROM's, and other audiovisual products such as stock
footage and still photographs are available to the public. Usually, they
are created by the Department to support training, documentation, and
internal information objectives. No admission or any other fees may be
charged for exhibition of the productions, and they must be exhibited in
their entirety, including all titles at the beginning and end. No
portion may be reproduced, edited, or cut in any manner. An up-to-date,
full-text searchable listing of the Department's inventory of film,
videotape, and interactive multimedia titles is available on the
Internet. For information and obtaining productions, contact the
following sources:
--On the defense visual information site on the Internet (http://
dodimagery.afis.osd.mil/) select ``Search DAVIS/DITIS''.
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--For newer productions, contact the National Technical Information
Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Phone, 703-605-
6000.
--For older productions, contact the Motion Picture, Sound, and
Video Branch (NWDNM), National Archives and Records Administration, 8601
Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 301-713-7050.
--For CD-ROM's, stock footage, and still photographs, contact the
Defense Visual Information Center, 1363 Z Street, Building 2730, March
Air Reserve Base, CA 92518-2073. Phone, 909-413-2515.
There is usually a fee charged for the Department's audiovisual and
multimedia products.
Contracts and Small Business Activities Contact the Director, Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of the Secretary of Defense,
Room 2A338, 3061 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3061. Phone,
703-588-8620.
DOD Directives and Instructions Correspondence and Directives
Directorate, Washington Headquarters Services, Room 2A286, 1155 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155. Phone, 703-697-4111.
Employment Almost all positions are in the competitive service and are
filled from civil service registers. College recruiting requirements are
limited primarily to management intern positions at the B.S. and M.S.
levels. For additional information, inquiries should be addressed to the
Human Resource Services Center, Washington Headquarters Services, Room
2E22, AMC Building, Alexandria, VA 22233-0001. Phone, 703-617-7211.
Internet, http://www.hrsc.osd.mil/.
Pentagon Tours Guided tours of the Pentagon are available Monday
through Friday, from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
The 75-minute tour starts on the hour at the Metro entrance to the
Pentagon and is approximately one mile long. Groups of more than 100
should schedule the tour 2 weeks in advance. Wheelchairs are available
at no cost. For further information or reservations, contact Pentagon
Tours, Director for Programs and Community Relations, 1400 Defense
Pentagon, Room 1E776, Washington, DC 20301-1400. Phone, 703-695-1776.
Speakers Civilian and military representatives of the Department of
Defense are available to speak on a variety of defense subjects in
response to invitations, usually at no cost to the local sponsor.
However, speakers may accept transportation, meals, and lodging, if
offered by the sponsor of the public event in which they are to
participate. Written requests for speakers should be addressed to the
Director for Programs and Community Relations, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, 1400 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-1400 (phone, 703-695-3845); or to the public
affairs officer of the nearest military installation.
Telephone Directory The Department of Defense telephone directory is
available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Phone, 202-512-1800.
For further information concerning the Department of Defense, contact
the Director, Directorate for Public Communication, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, 1400 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1400. Phone, 703-697-5737. Internet,
http://www.defenselink.mil/.
DOD FIELD ACTIVITIES
American Forces Information Service The American Forces Information
Service (AFIS) was established in 1977 under the authority, direction,
and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.
AFIS provides DOD internal information to U.S. forces worldwide in order
to promote and sustain military
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unit and individual readiness, quality of life, and morale. AFIS trains
DOD public affairs, broadcast, and visual information professionals and
provides communications services to support the informational needs of
military commanders and combat forces through the entire range of
military operations and contingencies.
The Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, the Current News
``Early Bird'' Service, the Television-Audio Support Activity, the
Defense Information School, the Defense Visual Information Center, the
DOD Joint Combat Center, the DOD joint visual information services
distribution activity, and the worldwide operations of the Stars and
Stripes newspapers function under the Director of American Forces
Information Service. AFIS internal directorates and operating activities
provide news, features, photography, videography, news clippings, and
other internal command information products and services to DOD. In
addition, AFIS provides policy guidance and oversight for departmental
periodicals and pamphlets, military command newspapers, the broadcast
elements of the military departments, DOD audiovisual matters, and
public affairs and visual information training.
(American Forces Information Service, Department of Defense, Suite 311,
601 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-2007. Phone, 703-428-
1200.)
Department of Defense Education Activity The Department of Defense
Education Activity (DODEA) was established in 1992 under the authority,
direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force
Management Policy. It consists of two subordinate organizational
entities: the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DODDS) and the
Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary
Schools (DOD DDESS).
The mission of DODEA is to serve as the principal staff adviser to
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy on all
Defense dependents education matters relative to overseas and stateside
education activities and programs. DODEA formulates, develops, and
implements policies, technical guidance, and standards for the effective
management of Defense dependents education activities and programs. It
also plans, directs, coordinates, and manages the education programs for
eligible dependents of U.S. military and civilian personnel stationed
overseas and stateside; evaluates the programmatic and operational
policies and procedures for DODDS and DOD DDESS; and provides education
activity representation at meetings and deliberations of educational
panels and advisory groups.
(Department of Defense Education Activity, 4040 North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, VA 22203-1635. Phone, 703-696-4236.)
Department of Defense Human Resources Activity The Department of
Defense Human Resources Activity was formed through the merger of the
Defense Manpower Data Center with the Civilian Personnel Management
Service. This field activity falls under the authority, direction, and
control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
The mission of DHRA includes supporting the OUSD (P&R) in planning and
formulating civilian personnel programs; providing policy support;
developing and managing DOD civilian personnel information systems and
civilian personnel administrative services for the Office of the
Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, and Defense Agencies;
collecting and maintaining an archive of automated manpower, personnel,
training, and financial data bases for DOD to support the information
requirements of the OUSD (P&R) and other members of the DOD manpower,
personnel, and training communities; conducting large-scale surveys of
DOD personnel; developing and managing selection tests used for entry
into the military; and maintaining data and systems used to determine
entitlements for DOD benefits such as medical, exchange, and commissary.
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In addition, the Chancellor for Education and Professional
Development promotes academic quality and cost-effectiveness of
educational institutions, professional development programs, and courses
of instruction for civilians. The Permanent Day Travel/Ready Reserve
Travel Implementation Office plans and executes changes to existing
permanent and reserve duty travel policies and processes.
(Department of Defense Human Resources Activity-Headquarters, Suite 200,
4040 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1613. Phone, 703-696-1036.)
Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office The Defense Prisoner
of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) was established July 16, 1993,
under the authority, direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for International Security Affairs and provides centralized
management of prisoner of war/missing personnel affairs within the
Department of Defense. DPMO's responsibilities include leadership and
policy oversight for all efforts to reach an accounting for Americans
still unaccounted for as a result of U.S. involvement in past conflicts
since World War II as well as the recovery and accounting of those
Americans isolated in harm's way in future conflicts.
DPMO is the lead proponent for prisoner of war/missing personnel
matters, including policy and oversight within the Department of Defense
of the entire process for investigation and recovery related to missing
persons (which includes matters related to search, rescue, escape, and
evasion), and the procedures to be followed by Department of Defense
boards of inquiry relating to missing persons and by officials reviewing
the reports of such boards. The Office represents the Department of
Defense in negotiations with officials of foreign governments regarding
efforts to achieve the fullest possible accounting of missing American
service members and other designated civilian personnel; assembles and
maintains data bases on U.S. military and civilian personnel who are or
were prisoners of war or missing as a result of a hostile action;
prescribes uniform procedures for determination of the status of missing
personnel and for systematic, comprehensive, and timely collection,
analysis, review, dissemination, and periodic update of information
related to missing personnel; declassifies Department of Defense
documents for disclosure and release in accordance with section 1082 of
Public Law 102-190 (50 U.S.C. 435 note), Executive Order 12812, and
Executive Order 12958; and maintains channels of communication on
prisoner of war/missing personnel matters between the Department of
Defense and the Congress, prisoner of war/missing personnel families,
and the American public through periodic consultations and other
appropriate measures.
DPMO coordinates with the interagency community, the Joint Staff,
services, and unified combatant commands to provide policy, control, and
oversight over all personnel recovery and accounting matters. The Office
promulgates policy and oversees implementation of these policies
throughout the Department. DPMO is also responsible for policy oversight
of Code of Conduct training throughout the Department of Defense and
represents the Department on the National Search and Rescue Committee.
(Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, Department of
Defense, OASD/ISA, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2400. Phone, 703-
602-2102. Fax, 703-602-1890.)
Office of Economic Adjustment The Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA)
is a DOD field activity under the authority, direction, and control of
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. OEA is
responsible for planning and managing the Department's defense economic
adjustment programs and for assisting Federal, State, and local
officials in cooperative efforts to alleviate any serious social and
economic side effects resulting from major departmental realignments or
other actions.
(Office of Economic Adjustment, Department of Defense, Suite 200, 400
Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202-2884. Phone, 703-604-6020.)
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TRICARE Management Activity The TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) was
formed on February 10, 1998, from the consolidation of the TRICARE
Support Office (formerly Civilian Health and Medical Program of the
Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) headquarters), the Defense Medical Programs
Activity, and the integration of health management program functions
formerly located in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs. TMA is a DOD field activity of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness and operates under the authority,
direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs. The mission of TMA is to manage TRICARE; administer and manage
the Defense Health Program appropriation; provide operational direction
and support to the Uniformed Services in the management and
administration of the TRICARE program; and administer CHAMPUS.
(TRICARE Management Activity, Suite 810, Skyline 5, 5111 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3206. Phone, 703-681-6909. Fax, 703-681-8706.)
Washington Headquarters Services The Director of Administration and
Management serves in a dual capacity as the Director of Washington
Headquarters Services (WHS). The mission of WHS is to administer
specified DOD-wide operational programs and provide administrative
support and services to certain DOD activities. Responsibilities include
financial management and accounting, personnel management, office
services, security, correspondence, directives and records management,
facilities management, law enforcement, information and data systems,
voting assistance program, privacy program, freedom of information,
mandatory declassification, security and policy review, and other
administrative support and services, as required.
(Washington Headquarters Services, Department of Defense, Room 3D972,
The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155. Phone, 703-695-4436.)