[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages 228-229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



Defense Information Systems Agency

701 South Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199
Phone, 703-607-6020
Director                                         Lt. Gen. Albert J. 
                                                     Edmonds, USAF
Vice Director                                    Maj. Gen. David J. 
                                                     Kelley, USA
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.
    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, and Defense Information Technology 
Contracting Office.
    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 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 the Defense Information 
Infrastructure (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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