Office Of The Secretary Of Defense

The establishment of the department of defense in 1947 creating a new cabinet secretary and staff structure in the navy s chain of command inevitably led to the development of a new series of personal distinguishing flags.

Office of the secretary of defense. 2600 defense pentagon washington d c. Esper became secretary of defense on july 23 2019. Office of the assistant secretary of defense acquisition office of the assistant secretary of defense sustainment office of the assistant secretary of defense nuclear chemical biological defense programs office of the deputy assistant secretary of defense industrial policy joint rapid acquisition cell.

The office of the secretary of defense osd is the principal staff element of the secretary of defense in the exercise of policy development planning resource management fiscal and program evaluation responsibilities. The office of the deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and family policy provides policy and program oversight to ensure military community quality of life programs are designed and executed to support the needs of the total force. The mission of the office of the under secretary of defense for policy is to consistently provide responsive forward thinking and insightful policy advice and support to the secretary of defense and the department of defense in alignment with national security objectives.

Military academy in 1986 and has two. Secretary of defense and it assists the secretary in carrying out authority direction and control of the department of defense in the exercise of policy development planning resource management fiscal and program. The first of these naturally enough was that of the secretary of defense himself.

The office of the secretary of defense osd is a headquarters level staff of the united states department of defense it is the principal civilian staff element of the u s. Osd includes the offices of top civilian defense decision. On behalf of the american warfighter and taxpayer support secretary and deputy secretary of defense decision making selected dod resource allocation and immediate office management by ensuring accurate concise coordinated and timely tasking and processing of executive correspondence as the primary department of defense administrative liaison to the white house national security council.

Esper graduated from the u s. Office of special programs. Office of the assistant secretary of defense.