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DEFENSE AGENCIES
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-7100
Phone, 703-697-4040
Director Lt. Gen. Lester Lyles,
USAF
Deputy Director Rear Adm. Richard
West, USN
Executive Director Robert Snyder
Chief of Staff Charles Randow
[For the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization statement of
organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 32,
Part 388]
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The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) (formerly the
Strategic Defense Initiative Organization) was established as a separate
agency of the Department of Defense and is Presidentially chartered and
mandated by Congress to develop ballistic and cruise missile defense
systems that are capable of providing a limited defense of the United
States and a flexible, interoperable family of theater missile defense
systems that may be forward deployed to protect elements of the U.S.
Armed Forces and allies of the United States. BMDO is under the
authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Technology.
The agency's mission is to manage and direct DOD's ballistic missile
defense acquisition programs, which include theater missile defense, and
to develop and deploy, if directed, a national missile defense program
designed to protect the United States from a long-range missile threat
posed by rogue nations. The agency also is responsible for the
continuing research and development of follow-on technologies that are
relevant for long-term ballistic missile defense. These programs will
build a technical foundation for evolutionary growth in future ballistic
missile defenses. In developing these programs, the agency utilizes the
services of the Military Departments, the Department of Energy, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, private industries, and
educational and research institutions.
For further information, contact Management Operations, Ballistic
Missile Defense Organization, Washington, DC 20301-7100. Phone, 703-693-
1532.
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714
Phone, 703-696-2444
Director F.L. Fernandez
Deputy Director Jane Alexander
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is a separately organized
agency within the Department of Defense under a Director appointed by
the Secretary of Defense. The Agency, under the authority, direction,
and control of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E),
engages in advanced basic and applied research and development projects
essential to the Department of Defense, and conducts prototype projects
that embody technology that may be incorporated into joint programs,
programs in support of deployed U.S. forces, selected Military
Department programs, or dual-use programs and, on request, assists the
Military Departments in their research and development efforts.
In this regard, the Agency arranges, manages, and directs the
performance of work connected with assigned advanced projects by the
Military Departments, other government agencies, individuals, private
business entities, and educational or research institutions, as
appropriate; recommends through the DDR&E to the Secretary of Defense
assignment of advanced projects to the Agency; keeps the DDR&E, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Military Departments, and
other Department of Defense agencies informed on significant new
developments and technological advances within assigned projects; and
performs other such functions as the Secretary of Defense or the DDR&E
may assign.
For further information, contact the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. Phone, 703-
696-2444 or 703-696-0104.
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Defense Commissary Agency
1300 ``E'' Avenue, Fort Lee, VA 23801-1800
Phone, 804-734-8721. Internet, http://www.deca.mil/.
Director Maj. Gen. Richard E.
Beale, Jr.,
USA (Ret.)
Executive Director for Operations John F. McGowan
Executive Director for Support Crosby H. Johnson
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The Defense Commissary Agency was established by direction of the
Secretary of Defense on November 9, 1990, and operates under DOD
Directive 5105.55. The Defense Commissary Agency is a defense agency
subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary
of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the operational supervision
of the Commissary Operating Board.
The Agency is responsible for providing an efficient and effective
worldwide system of commissaries for reselling groceries and household
supplies at low, practical prices
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(consistent with quality) to members of the Military Services, their
families, and other authorized patrons, while maintaining high standards
of quality, facilities, products, and service. Commissary savings are a
valued part of military pay and benefits. They are also important in
recruitment and reenlistment of the all-volunteer force.
Sources of Information
Employment General employment inquiries should be addressed to Defense
Commissary Agency, Human Resources Business Unit, 5001 Eisenhower
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22333-0000. Phone, 703-617-0807 or 703-617-0809.
Procurement and Small Business Activities For information, contact the
Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Headquarters,
Defense Commissary Agency, 1300 ``E'' Avenue, Fort Lee, VA 23801-1800.
Phone, 804-734-8740.
Publication How To Do Business with DeCA is available free of charge
from the Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, at the
address above.
For further information, contact the Chief, Safety, Security, and
Administration, 1300 ``E'' Avenue, Fort Lee, VA 23801-1800. Phone, 804-
734-8808. Internet, http://www.deca.mil/.
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Defense Contract Audit Agency
Suite 2135, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6219
Phone, 703-767-3200
Director William H. Reed
Deputy Director Michael J. Thibault
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The Defense Contract Audit Agency was established in 1965 and operates
under Department of Defense Directive 5105.36 and is under the
authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller).
The Agency performs all necessary contract audit functions for the
Department of Defense and provides accounting and financial advisory
services to all Defense components responsible for procurement and
contract administration. These services are provided in connection with
the negotiation, administration, and settlement of contracts and
subcontracts. They include evaluating the acceptability of costs claimed
or proposed by contractors and reviewing the efficiency and economy of
contractor operations. Other Government agencies may request the
Agency's services under appropriate arrangements.
The Agency manages its operations through 5 regional offices
responsible for approximately 81 field audit offices throughout the
United States and overseas. Each region is responsible for the contract
auditing function in its assigned area.
Regional Offices--Defense Contract Audit Agency
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Region Address Director Telephone
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CENTRAL...................... Suite 300, 106 Decker Ct., Francis P. Summers, Jr........... 214-650-4859
Irving, TX 75062-2795.
EASTERN...................... Suite 300, 2400 Lake Park Dr., Richard R. Buhre................. 770-319-4400
Smyrna, GA 30080-7644.
MID-ATLANTIC................. Suite 1000, 615 Chestnut St., Barbara C. Reilly................ 215-597-7451
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4498.
NORTHEASTERN................. Suite 300, 59 Composite Way, Dave Dzivak...................... 978-551-9715
Lowell, MA 01851-5150.
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WESTERN...................... Suite 300, 16700 Valley View Robert W. Matter................. 714-228-7001
Ave., La Mirada, CA 90638-
5830.
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For further information, contact the Executive Officer, Defense Contract
Audit Agency, Suite 2135, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA
22060-6219. Phone, 703-767-3265. Information regarding employment may be
obtained from the regional offices.
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Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Room 425, Crystal Mall 3, Arlington, VA 22240-5291
Phone, 703-607-2616
Director Thomas R. Bloom
Deputy Director (vacancy)
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The Defense Finance and Accounting Service was established by direction
of the Secretary of Defense on November 26, 1990, and operates under DOD
Directive 5118.5. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is under
the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller).
The Service is responsible for making all payments, including
payroll and contracts, and for maintaining all finance and accounting
records for the Department of Defense. The Service is responsible for
preparing annual financial statements for DOD in accordance with the
Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990. The Service is also responsible
for the consolidation, standardization, upgrading, and integration of
finance and accounting requirements, functions, processes, operations,
and systems in the Department.
For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office, Room 228,
Crystal Mall 3, Arlington, VA 22240-5291. Phone, 703-607-2716.
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Defense Information Systems Agency
701 South Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199
Phone, 703-607-6900
Director Lt. Gen. David J.
Kelley, USA
Vice Director Maj. Gen. John H.
Campbell, USAF
Chief of Staff Col. A. Frank
Whitehead, USA
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The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), originally established as
the Defense Communications Agency, is a combat support agency of the
Department of Defense. DISA is under the authority, direction, and
control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
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Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence.
The Agency is organized into a headquarters and field activities
acting for the Director in assigned areas of responsibility. The field
organizations include the White House Communications Agency, Joint
Interoperability and Engineering Organization, DISA Western Hemisphere,
Joint Interoperability Test Command, Defense Information Technology
Contracting Organization, Defense Technical Information Center, and the
Joint Spectrum Center.
The Agency is responsible for planning, developing, and supporting
command, control, communications, and information systems that serve the
needs of the National Command Authorities under all conditions of peace
and war. It manages the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) and is
responsible for the DOD telecommunications and information processing
facilities. It provides guidance and support on technical and
operational C\3\ and information systems issues affecting the Office of
the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, the unified combatant commands, and the defense
agencies. It ensures the interoperability of DII, theater and tactical
command and control systems, North Atlantic Treaty Organization and/or
allied C\3\ systems, and those national and/or international commercial
systems that affect the DISA mission. It supports national security
emergency preparedness telecommunications functions of the National
Communications System (NCS), as prescribed by Executive Order 12472 of
April 3, 1984.
For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office, Defense
Information Systems Agency, 701 South Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA
22204-2199. Phone, 703-607-6900.
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Defense Intelligence Agency
The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20340-7400
Phone, 703-695-0071. Internet, http://www.dia.mil/.
Director Lt. Gen. Patrick M.
Hughes, USA
Deputy Director Jeremy C. Clark
Chief of Staff Barbara A. Duckworth
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The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was established by DOD Directive
5105.21, effective October 1, 1961, under provisions of the National
Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). DIA is under
the authority, direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence.
The Defense Intelligence Agency is a combat support agency committed
to the provision of timely, objective, and cogent military intelligence
to the warfighters--soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines--and to the
decisionmakers and policymakers of DOD and the Federal Government. To
accomplish its assigned mission, DIA produces military intelligence for
national foreign intelligence and counterintelligence products;
coordinates all DOD intelligence collection requirements; operates the
Central Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) Organization;
manages the Defense Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Service and the Defense
Attache System; operates the Joint Military Intelligence College; and
provides foreign intelligence and counterintelligence
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support to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff.
The Director of DIA coordinates the Defense General Intelligence and
Applications Program, an element of the DOD Joint Military Intelligence
Program, and manages the General Defense Intelligence Program within the
National Foreign Intelligence Program.
For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office, Defense
Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC 20340. Phone, 703-695-0071.
Internet, http://www.dia.mil/.
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Defense Legal Services Agency
The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1600
Phone, 703-695-3341
Director (General Counsel, Department of Judith A. Miller
Defense)
Principal Deputy Director (Principal Deputy Douglas A. Dworkin
General Counsel)
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The Defense Legal Services Agency was established August 12, 1981. It is
currently chartered under DOD Directive 5145.4. The Agency is under the
authority, direction, and control of the General Counsel of the
Department of Defense, who also serves as its Director.
The Agency provides legal advice and services for Defense agencies
and DOD field activities. It also provides technical support and
assistance for development of the Department's legislative program;
coordinates positions on legislation and Presidential Executive orders;
provides a centralized legislative and congressional document reference
and distribution point for the Department; and maintains the
Department's historical legislative files. In addition, the Agency
includes the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals program and the DOD
Standards of Conduct Office.
For further information, contact the Administrative Officer, Defense
Legal Services Agency, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1600. Phone,
703-697-8343.
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Defense Logistics Agency
Suite 2533, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221
Phone, 703-767-6666
Director Lt. Gen. H.T. Glisson,
USA
Principal Deputy Director Rear Adm. E.R.
Chamberlin,
USN
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) was established by the Secretary of
Defense and operates under Department of Defense Directive 5105.22 and
is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Technology. It supports both the logistics
requirement of the
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Military Services and their acquisition of weapons and other materiel.
Support begins with joint planning with the Services for parts for a new
weapons system, extends through production, and concludes with the
disposal of material which is obsolete, worn out, or no longer needed.
The Agency provides logistics support, contract administration services,
and technical services to all branches of the military and to a number
of Federal agencies.
Within the Agency's Defense Logistics Support Command (DLSC),
professional logisticians buy and manage a vast number and variety of
items used by all of the Military Services and some civilian agencies.
The Military Services determine their requirements for supplies and
materiel and establish their priorities. Agency supply centers
consolidate the Services' requirements and procure the supplies in
sufficient quantities to meet the Services' projected needs, critical to
maintaining the readiness of our forces. The Agency manages supplies in
eight commodity areas: fuel, food, clothing, construction material,
electronic supplies, general supplies, industrial supplies, and medical
supplies. The DLSC also manages the distribution function for the Agency
through the Defense Distribution Center. Distribution is defined as all
actions involving the receipt of new procurements, redistributions, and
field returns; storage of materiel, including care of materiel and
supplies in storage; the issuance of materiel; consolidation and
containerization of materiel; preservation, packaging, packing, and
marking; physical inventory; quality control; traffic management; other
transportation services, unit materiel fielding, and set assembly/
disassembly; and transshipment and minor repair.
The Agency's Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC) administers
contracts awarded to industry by the Military Services, DLA, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, other Federal agencies,
and foreign governments. The DCMC is responsible for ensuring that
procured materiel is of satisfactory quality and is delivered when and
where needed. Services of the DCMC include but are not limited to
establishing overhead rates, approving progress payments, negotiations,
property management, quality assurance, manufacturing, engineering, law,
safety, small business assistance, and contractor employment compliance.
These duties are performed at or near contractor plants through a
complex of offices which vary in size, depending on workload and the
concentration of Government contractors in the area.
Other Logistics Support Services The Defense Logistics Information
Service is the Department of Defense's consolidated site for managing
all supply cataloging functions. As such, it manages the Federal Supply
Catalog System, which lists a National Stock Number and description of
over 6 million items. This catalog system is used throughout the Federal
Government. The Center also maintains a data bank of information used to
design, purchase, transport, store, transfer, and dispose of Government
supplies.
The Defense National Stockpile of strategic and critical materials
is maintained to reduce the Nation's dependence upon foreign sources of
supply for such materials in times of national emergency. The Defense
National Stockpile Center is authorized to procure and dispose of
materials as needed.
The Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service provides for the
redistribution and disposal of DOD equipment and supplies no longer
needed by the original user. Assets are matched against requirements of
the Military Services and Federal agencies and transferred as needed.
When equipment becomes surplus, it is offered to the General Services
Administration and State agencies, after which it is offered for sale to
the public. The Service is a worldwide organization with offices on many
major military installations.
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Primary Level Field Activities--Defense Logistics Agency
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Activity Commander
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DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTERS:
Defense Supply Center, Brig. Gen. M.L. Saunders, USAF
Columbus.
Defense Supply Center, Rear Adm. D.H. Stone, USN
Richmond.
Defense Industrial Supply N. Ranalli
Center.
Defense Supply Center, Brig. Gen. D.G. Mongeon, USA
Philadelphia.
Defense Energy Support Center Gary Thurber
DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION CENTER:
Defense Distribution Center.. Brig. Gen. B. Doomick, USA
DEFENSE SERVICE CENTERS:
Defense Logistics Information Col. R.L. Songer, USMC
Service.
Defense Reutilization and Col. R.E. Mansfield, USAF
Marketing Service.
Defense National Stockpile R.H. Connelly
Center.
DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DISTRICTS:
East......................... Col. E. Harrington, USA
West......................... Col. L.S. Johnson, USAF
International................ Capt. S.M. McCann, SC, USN
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Sources of Information
DOD Surplus Sales Program Questions concerning this program or
placement on the Department of Defense bidders list should be addressed
to DOD Surplus Sales, International Sales Office, 74 Washington Avenue
North, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3092. Phone, 800-468-8289.
Employment For the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, inquiries and
applications should be addressed to Defense Logistics Agency, Attn:
DASC-R, Suite 2533, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-
6221. Phone, 703-767-7100.
Schools interested in participating in the Agency's job recruitment
program should direct inquiries to the Defense Logistics Agency, Attn:
CAHS, Suite 2533, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-
6221.
Environment For information concerning the Agency's program, contact
the Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: CAAE, Suite 2533, 8725 John J.
Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221. Phone, 703-767-6303.
Procurement and Small Business Activities For information, contact the
Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Defense
Logistics Agency, Attn: DDAS, Suite 2533, 8725 John J. Kingman Road,
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221. Phone, 703-767-1650.
For further information, contact the Defense Logistics Agency, Suite
2533, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221. Phone,
703-767-6666.
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Defense Security Cooperation Agency
2800 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2800
Phone, 703-604-6604. Internet, http://www.dsca.osd.mil/.
Director Lt. Gen. Michael S.
Davison, Jr.,
USA
Deputy Director Robert Keltz
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The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (formerly the Defense Security
Assistance Agency) was established October 1, 1998, by the Secretary of
Defense under the Department of Defense reform initiative. The Agency is
chartered under DOD Directive 5105.38 and operates under the authority,
direction, and control of the Assistant
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Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.
Under its new and expanded mission, the Agency executes the
traditional security assistance functions such as military assistance,
international military education and training, and foreign military
sales, as well as program management responsibilities for humanitarian
assistance and demining, and foreign comparative testing functions.
For further information, contact the Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, 2800 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2800. Phone, 703-
604-6604. Internet, http://www.dsca.osd.mil/.
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Defense Security Service
1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1651
Phone, 703-325-9471
Director Steven T. Schanzer
Deputy Director for Policy Rene Davis-Harding
Chief Operating Officer Judith M. Hughes
Comptroller Delores I. Moeller
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The Defense Security Service (formerly the Defense Investigative
Service) was established by the Secretary of Defense in the Defense
Reform Initiative dated November 1997. The Service is chartered by
Department of Defense Directive 5105.42 and is under the authority,
direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence.
The Service provides a full range of security support services for
the Department of Defense, other Federal Government agencies, defense
contractors, and other authorized customers. It is responsible for all
personnel security investigations for Department components and, when
authorized, investigations for other U.S. Government activities. These
include investigation of allegations of subversive affiliations, adverse
suitability information, or any other situation that requires resolution
to complete the personnel security investigation. The Service is also
responsible for industrial security management; automated systems
security; polygraph research, education, training, and examinations; and
security research, education, and training.
Operating Locations and Centers--Defense Investigative Service
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Chief/Director
City -------------------------------------
C: Chief/Co-Chief; D: Director
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Operating Locations
Arlington, VA 22202-3283 Raphael G. Syah (C), Steve Hampton
(C)
Boston, MA 02210-2192 Kevin W. Cox (C)
Chicago, IL 60807-4599 Steve Wimbourne (C)
Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66027-2300 Floyd Carter (C)
Hill AFB, UT 84056-5825 John Strysik (C)
Irving, TX 75063-2739 Richard M. Barry (C)
Lakewood, WA 98499-3129 Shawn Schertzer (C)
Long Beach, CA 90831-0622 David Hopkins (C)
Minneapolis, MN 55450 Steve Patnode (C)
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060-3802 Robert K. Sholinsky (C)
Sacramento, CA 95814-2510 Sandy Decker (C)
Smyrna, GA 30080-7606 Patricia Dodson (C), James M. Pitman
(C)
Virginia Beach, VA 23462-5400 Dominique Brothers (C), Timmy Sartin
(C)
Centers
Columbus, OH 43213-1138 John Faulkner (D)
Linthicum, MD 21090 Kevin Jones (D)
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For further information, contact the Office of Congressional and Public
Affairs, Defense Security Service, 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA
22314-1651. Phone, 703-325-6059.
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Defense Threat Reduction Agency
45045 Aviation Drive, Dulles, VA 20166-7517
Phone, 703-325-2102. Internet, http://www.dtra.mil/.
Director Jay C. Davis
Deputy Director Maj. Gen. William F.
Moore, USAF
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) was established as a separate
agency of the Department of Defense on October 1, 1998, by DOD Directive
5105.62. DTRA was formed by the consolidation of selected elements of
the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Defense Special Weapons
Agency, the On-Site Inspection Agency, and the Defense Technology
Security Administration. DTRA is a combat support agency of the
Department of Defense and is under the authority, direction, and control
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. DTRA
is responsible for threat reduction to the United States and its allies
from nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC), and other special weapons, as
well as advanced conventional weapons. Through the execution of
technology security activities, cooperative threat reduction programs,
arms control treaty monitoring and on-site inspection, force protection,
NBC defense, and counterproliferation, DTRA supports the U.S. nuclear
deterrent and provides technical support on weapons of mass destruction
matters to DOD components.
For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Defense
Threat Reduction Agency, 45045 Aviation Drive, Dulles, VA 20166-7517.
Phone, 703-810-4326. Internet, http://www.dtra.mil/.
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National Imagery and Mapping Agency
4600 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, MD 20816-5003
Phone, 301-227-7400. Internet, http://www.nima.mil/.
Director Lt. Gen. James C.
King, USA
Deputy Director Leo Hazlewood
Deputy Director, Operations Roberta E. Lenczowski
Deputy Director, Systems and William R. Allder, Jr.
Technology
Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs W. Douglas Smith
Chief of Staff Col. Michael Thompson,
USA
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The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) was established on
October 1, 1996, as a member of the intelligence community and a
Department of Defense combat support agency. It is chartered under DOD
Directive 5105.60, pursuant to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Act of 1996 (10 U.S.C. 441 et seq.). NIMA operates under the authority,
direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, with the advice of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and in accordance with the
policies and priorities established by the Director of Central
Intelligence. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control,
Communications, and Intelligence exercises overall supervision over
NIMA.
The Agency is responsible for providing timely, relevant, and
accurate
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imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information in support of
the national security objectives of the United States. With a vision of
guaranteeing the information edge, NIMA is committed to delivering the
imagery and geospatial information that gives national policymakers and
military users information superiority in a rapidly changing global
environment.
NIMA supports national policy objectives by committing substantial
imagery analysis resources to national priorities, especially as they
relate to diplomatic and regional security policy, arms control and
treaty monitoring activities, counterterrorism, nonproliferation,
chemical and biological warfare, and information operations activities.
NIMA also provides geospatial information, such as natural and
cultural feature data, elevation data, controlled imagery, international
boundaries, and place names necessary to understanding the context of
intelligence information. This information supports a full range of
diplomatic, disaster relief, countermobility, no-fly zone enforcement,
force protection, and humanitarian and multi-national peacekeeping
activities.
NIMA also provides accurate and current geospatial information
required by the unified combatant commands to plan, operate, and if
necessary, fight and win. NIMA's stragtegy supports operational
readiness through a concentrated investment in geospatial foundation
data, including controlled imagery, digital elevation data, and selected
feature information, which can be rapidly augmented and fused with other
spatially referenced information, such as intelligence, weather, and
logistics data. The result is an integrated digital view of the mission
space that is crucial for diplomatic, military, and civil relief
operations.
NIMA is headquartered in Bethesda, MD, and operates major facilities
in Washington, DC, Reston, VA, and St. Louis, MO.
For further information, contact the National Imagery and Mapping
Agency, 4600 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, MD 20816-5003. Phone, 800-826-
0342, or 301-227-7386. Fax, 301-227-7638. Internet, http://
www.nima.mil/.
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National Security Agency/Central Security Service
Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755-6000
Phone, 301-688-6524. Internet, http://www.nsa.gov/.
Director Maj. Gen. Michael V.
Hayden , USAF
Deputy Director Barbara A. McNamara
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The National Security Agency was established by Presidential directive
in 1952 as a separately organized agency within the Department of
Defense. In this directive, the President designated the Secretary of
Defense as Executive Agent for the signals intelligence and
communications security activities of the Government. In 1972, the
Central Security Service was established, also in accordance with a
Presidential memorandum, to provide a more unified cryptologic
organization within the Department of Defense, with control over the
signals intelligence activities of the military services. In 1986, NSA
was designated a combat support agency of DOD.
As the U.S. cryptologic organization, NSA/CSS employs the Nation's
premier codemakers and codebreakers. It ensures an informed, alert, and
secure
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environment for U.S. warfighters and American policymakers. The
cryptologic resources of NSA/CSS, foreign signals intelligence (SIGINT)
and information systems security (INFOSEC), unite to provide U.S.
policymakers with intelligence information derived from America's
adversaries while protecting U.S. signals and information systems from
exploitation by those same adversaries.
Executive Order 12333 of December 4, 1981, describes in more detail
the responsibilities of the National Security Agency.
For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office, National
Security Agency/Central Security Service, Fort Meade, MD 20755-6248.
Phone, 301-688-6524. Internet, http://www.nsa.gov/.