OSD(A&S)

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United States Department of Defense organization defense acquisition organization

OSD(A&S) is the U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for overseeing defense acquisition, procurement, and sustainment of military systems and services.

Aliases (2)

OSD A&S ×1
OUSD(A&S) ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Defense organization → defense acquisition organization →
abbreviation	OSD(A&S) → OUSD(A&S) →
country	United States →
domain	defense sustainment → military acquisition → military logistics →
ensures	effective and efficient procurement of military systems and services → sustainment of fielded military capabilities →
formedBy	reorganization of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics →
fullName	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment →
goal	deliver affordable and effective capabilities to U.S. warfighters → maintain readiness through effective sustainment and logistics →
hasSubOrganization	Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition → Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy → Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment →
headedBy	Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment →
jurisdiction	United States Department of Defense →
locatedIn	Arlington, Virginia NERFINISHED →
location	The Pentagon →
oversees	defense acquisition workforce policy → defense contracting policy → defense sustainment and logistics activities → implementation of acquisition reform initiatives →
partOf	Office of the Secretary of Defense → United States Department of Defense →
predecessor	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics →
reportsTo	Deputy Secretary of Defense → Secretary of Defense →
responsibleFor	acquisition policy for the Department of Defense → defense acquisition → defense industrial base policy → defense procurement → defense sustainment → life-cycle management of military systems → logistics and materiel readiness policy → maintenance policy for military equipment → oversight of major defense acquisition programs → supply chain risk management policy in defense acquisition →
scope	Department of Defense-wide acquisition and sustainment policy →
sector	defense →
worksWith	defense agencies → defense industrial base companies → military departments of the United States →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
OSD(A&S) ("OUSD(A&S)") → OSD(A&S) →	abbreviation
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment → Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ("OSD A&S") →	hasAbbreviation