Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

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United States Department of Defense office defense acquisition organization

The Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is the senior U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for overseeing military procurement, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems and supplies.

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Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Defense office → defense acquisition organization →
aimsTo	ensure effective and efficient acquisition of defense capabilities → ensure readiness through sustainment of military systems → optimize lifecycle management of defense systems →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
field	acquisition → logistics → sustainment →
hasAbbreviation	OSD(A&S) → surface form: "OSD A&S" OSD(A&S) →
hasHead	Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment →
hasScope	guidance → oversight → policy →
jurisdiction	Department of Defense → surface form: "United States Department of Defense"
locatedIn	Arlington, Virginia → Pentagon → surface form: "The Pentagon"
oversees	defense acquisition lifecycle → defense procurement programs → logistics enterprise of the Department of Defense → maintenance and sustainment activities for military equipment → supply chain management for the Department of Defense →
partOf	Office of the Secretary of Defense → Department of Defense → surface form: "United States Department of Defense"
regulates	defense acquisition processes → defense logistics processes → sustainment processes for defense materiel →
responsibleFor	acquisition workforce policy → contracting policy for the Department of Defense → defense acquisition policy → defense industrial base policy → defense logistics policy → lifecycle sustainment of defense systems → management of defense supplies → military procurement oversight → sustainment policy for weapon systems →
sector	defense →
subordinateTo	United States Secretary of Defense → surface form: "Secretary of Defense"
worksWith	defense agencies → military departments of the United States →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

OSD(A&S) → fullName → Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment →

this entity surface form: "Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment"

Office of the Secretary of Defense → oversees → Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment →

this entity surface form: "Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment"

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment → oversees → Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment →

this entity surface form: "Office of Defense Pricing and Contracting"

Defense Acquisition Board (through representation) → overseesProcess → Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment →

subject surface form: "Defense Acquisition Board"

this entity surface form: "Defense Acquisition System"

OSD(A&S) → predecessor → Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment →

this entity surface form: "Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics"

Munitions Board → relatedTo → Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment →