[United States Government Manual]
[June 02, 1998]
[Pages 173-183]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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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 Assistants to the                 James M. Bodner, Phebe 
            Secretary and Deputy                          Novakovic
            Secretary of Defense
    Special Assistant to the Secretary            Christopher K. Mellon
            of Defense for Intelligence 
            Policy
    Special Assistant to the Secretary            Pamela Berkowsky
            of Defense for Policy and 
            Personnel
    Special Assistant to the Secretary            Liz Bailey
            of Defense for White House 
            Liaison
    Special Assistant to the Deputy               Bernard Rostker
            Secretary of Defense for 
            Gulf War Illnesses
    Director, Defense Reform Initiative           William P. Houley
    Executive Secretary                           Col. James N. Mattis, 
                                                          USMC
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                (vacancy)
            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 Technology)
    Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             Sherri W. Goodman
            (Environmental Security)
    Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             Roy Willis, Acting
            (Logistics)
    Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             Donna S. Richbourg
            (Acquisition Reform)
    Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             John B. Goodman
            (Industrial Affairs and 
            Installations)
    Director, Small and Disadvantaged             Robert L. Neal, Jr.
            Business Utilization
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy             Walter B. Slocombe
    Principal Deputy Under Secretary of           Jan M. Lodal
            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)
    Director of Net Assessment                    Andrew W. Marshall
    Assistant Secretary of Defense                H. Allen Holmes
          (Special Operations and Low-
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    Defense Adviser, U.S. Mission NATO            Robert B. Hall
    Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             (vacancy)
            (Policy Support)
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and      Rudy F. de Leon
        Readiness
    Assistant Secretary of Defense                (vacancy)
            (Force Management Policy)
    Assistant Secretary of Defense                (vacancy)
            (Health Affairs)
    Assistant Secretary of Defense                Charles L. Cragin, 
            (Reserve Affairs)                             Acting
    Deputy Under Secretary of Defense             (vacancy)
            (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                                    Acting
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command,          Arthur L. Money, 
        Control, Communications, and                      Acting
        Intelligence)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative       Sandra K. Stuart
        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                                 Eleanor Hill
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. Dennis C. 
                                                          Blair, 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. Vernon E. 
                                                          Clark, 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. Douglas D. 
            Communications, and Computer                  Buchholz, USA
            Systems--J-6
    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. Frank B. 
            Resources, and Assessment--                   Campbell, USAF
            J-8

[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 1.5 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 770,000 
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 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 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 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 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 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 C\3\I, information management, 
counterintelligence, and security countermeasures matters, including 
warning reconnaissance and intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities conducted by the Department of Defense.
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, the General Accounting Office, and 
other agencies. Supervision, direction,

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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; 
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 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;
    --comparing the capabilities of American and allied Armed Forces 
with those of potential adversaries;
    --preparing and reviewing contingency plans that conform to policy

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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 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 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 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 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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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 and 
videotape titles is available on the Internet, at http://
www.redstone.army.mil/davis/. Persons without Internet access and those 
interested in obtaining productions may contact the following sources:
    --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 92518-2717. Phone, 909-413-2515.
    There is usually a fee charged for the Department's audiovisual 
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, 
703-697-9383.
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 9:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m., excluding Federal 
holidays. The 75-minute tour starts 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.

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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, established in 1977 under the supervision of the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, is responsible for the 
Department's internal information program, visual information policy, 
and visual information and public affairs training. The Armed Forces 
Radio and Television Service, the Print Media Directorate (which 
includes among its many products the Current News Early Bird), the Armed 
Forces Radio and Television Service Broadcast Center, the Television-
Audio Support Activity, the Defense Information School, the Defense 
Visual Information Center, and the worldwide operations of the Stars and 
Stripes newspapers function under the Director of American Forces 
Information Service. In addition, the Service provides policy guidance 
and oversight for departmental periodicals and pamphlets, military 
command newspapers, the broadcast elements of the military departments, 
and departmental audiovisual matters.

(American Forces Information Service, Department of Defense, Suite 311, 
601 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-2007. Phone, 703-428-
0597.)

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 and the 
Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary 
Schools.
    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 education matters relative to overseas and stateside education 
activities and programs; formulate, develop, and implement policies, 
technical guidance, and standards for the effective management of 
Defense education activities and programs; plan, direct, coordinate, and 
manage the education programs for eligible dependents of U.S. military 
and civilian personnel stationed overseas and stateside; evaluate the 
programmatic and operational policies and procedures for the DOD 
Dependent Schools, and DOD Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary 
Schools; and provide 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

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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.

(Department of Defense Human Resources Activity-Headquarters, Suite 
B200, 1400 Key Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209-5144. Phone, 703-696-
1720.)

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 combatant commands to provide policy, control, and 
oversight over all personnel recovery 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 at the Interagency Committee on Search and Rescue.

(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.)

Defense Technology Security Administration  The Defense Technology 
Security Administration (DTSA) was established by the Deputy Secretary 
of Defense on May 10, 1985, under the authority, direction, and control 
of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy. 
The mission of DTSA is to develop and implement DOD policies on 
international transfers of defense-related goods, services, and 
technologies to ensure that: critical U.S. military technological 
advantages are preserved; transfers of defense-related technology which 
could prove detrimental to U.S. security interests are controlled and 
limited; proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of 
delivery is prevented; and legitimate defense

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cooperation with foreign allies and friends is supported.

(Defense Technology Security Administration, Department of Defense, 
Suite 300, 400 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202-2884. Phone, 703-
604-5215.)

Office of Economic Adjustment  The Office of Economic Adjustment 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, 400 Army Navy 
Drive, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22202-2884. Phone, 703-604-6020.)

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 (DMPA), and the integration of health management program 
functions formerly located in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Health Affairs (OASD(HA)). The TMA mission 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. The agency's mission is to provide administrative 
and operational support to certain Department of Defense activities in 
the National Capital region. Such support includes budget and 
accounting, personnel management, office services, security, 
correspondence, directives and records management, travel, building 
administration, information and data systems, voting assistance program, 
and other administrative support as required.

(Washington Headquarters Services, Department of Defense, Room 3D972, 
The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155. Phone, 703-695-4436.)