Office of the Secretary of Defense

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United States federal executive body civilian staff organization

The Office of the Secretary of Defense is the principal civilian staff organization within the U.S. Department of Defense that provides policy development, planning, resource management, and oversight for the entire American military establishment.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal executive body → civilian staff organization →
country	United States of America →
employs	civilian personnel → military personnel assigned to staff roles →
hasComponent	Defense Agencies → DoD Field Activities →
hasRole	oversight of the U.S. military establishment → planning for the U.S. military → policy development for the U.S. military → principal civilian staff element of the Department of Defense → resource management for the U.S. military →
headOfGovernmentBody	United States Secretary of Defense →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	Department of Defense Directive 5100.01 → Title 10 of the United States Code →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Arlington County, Virginia → United States of America → Virginia →
location	The Pentagon →
mission	to assist the Secretary of Defense in carrying out statutory duties → to provide centralized policy direction for the Department of Defense → to provide oversight of defense programs and activities →
oversees	Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense → Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs → Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense → Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense → Office of the Director of Administration → Office of the Director of Administration and Management → Office of the Director of Net Assessment → Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation → Office of the Director of Small Business Programs → Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation → Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Defense → Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) → Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment → Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security → Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness → Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy → Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering →
partOf	United States Department of Defense →
reportsTo	United States Secretary of Defense →
responsibleFor	defense policy guidance → management oversight of defense programs → overall policy direction of the Department of Defense → program evaluation within the Department of Defense → resource allocation within the Department of Defense → strategic planning for national defense →

Referenced by (63)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs → Defense Communications Agency → Defense Information Systems Agency → Defense Manpower Data Center → Defense Supply Agency → JS ("Office of the Secretary of Defense and Joint Staff") → Joint Staff ("Office of the Secretary of Defense and Joint Staff") → Munitions Board → National Guard Bureau → OSD(A&S) → Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment → Research and Development Board → Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment →	partOf
Defense Communications Agency → Defense Intelligence Agency → Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve → Joint Chiefs of Staff → Joint Program Office → Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering → U.S. Central Command → U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Program → USEUCOM →	parentOrganization
Secretary of the Air Force → Secretary of the Army → Secretary of the Navy → Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security → Under Secretary of the Navy ("Office of the Secretary of Defense (by statute for certain councils and boards)") → United States Deputy Secretary of Defense →	memberOf
Assistant Secretary of the Army → Chief Management Officer of the Army → J5 Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate → Joint Staff →	collaboratesWith
Defense Planning Guidance → Flag of the United States Department of Defense → Seal of the United States Department of Defense → Unified Command Plan →	usedBy
Defense Agencies → Total Force of the United States Armed Forces →	administeredBy
SecDef → United States Secretary of Defense →	oversees
Nuclear Posture Review → Quadrennial Defense Review →	producedBy
Army National Guard of the District of Columbia → Office of the Secretary of the Army →	subordinateTo
Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 →	affectedOrganization
Department of Defense directives →	appliesTo
National Defense Strategy of the United States ("Department of Defense leadership") →	audience
Pentagon Papers →	author
U.S. Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award →	awardingBody
Base Realignment and Closure 2005 →	coordinatedBy
Defense Agencies →	coordinationWith
Directorate for Analysis →	customer
U.S. Southern Command →	governingBody
United States Department of Defense →	hasPart
DoD Field Activities →	overseenBy
Defense Communications Agency →	oversight
United States Department of Defense ("Office of the Secretary of Defense (as part of National Military Establishment)") →	precededBy
DDR&E →	relatedTo
National Defense Strategy of the United States →	responsibleAgency
Defense Information Systems Agency →	serves
Joint Strategic Planning System →	stakeholder
Air Force District of Washington →	supports
Army Secretariat →	worksWith