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f o r appropriations of the Department o f Defense BOB also has the authority t o ^ p o r t i o n q>propnations niade by Congress, t o approve Department of Defense systems o f administrative control o f funds, and to set budgetary reserves 3 The Department of Defsnse The Department of Defense (DOD) i s the successor agency of the National M i l i t a r y Establishment created by the National Security Act o f 1947 I t s establishment as an executive department i s provided f o r i n the National Security Act Amendments of 1949, with the Secretary o f Defense as i t s head Since that time, major amendments were made to the Act by Reorganization Plan 6 of 1953 and the Department of Defense Reorganization Act o f 1958 A s i m p l i f i e d organization diagram of the Department o f Defense i s shown i n Figure 1 Withm the Department, the p r i n c i p a l participants m the m i l i t a r y construction system are (1) at the Office o f the Secretary o f Defense l e v e l , the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Administration), the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), the Assistant Secretary o f Defense ( I n s t a l l a t i o n and Lo g i s t i c s ) , (2) at the Department of Defense Agency l e v e l , the Defense Contract Audit Agency and the Defense Siq>ply Agency, (3) at the Joint Oiiefs o f S t a f f l e v e l , the Joint Chiefs of S t a f f and the Joint S t a f f , (4) at the ma.litary department l e v e l , the Secretariat, the m i l i t a i y s t a f f , and the m i l i t a r y commands a Office o f the Secretary of Defense The Secretary of Defense (SEC DEF) i s the p r i n c i p a l assistant to the President m a l l matters r e l a t i n g t o the maintenance and enployment o f armed forces (1) To siq)port and defend the Constitution o f the United States against a l l enenaes, foreign and domestic (2) To insure, by timely and eff e c t i v e m i l i t a r y action, the security o f the United States, i t s possessions, and areas v i t a l t o i t s i n terest (3) To i^hold and advance the national p o l i c i e s and int e r e s t o f the United States (4) To safeguard the i n t e r n a l security o f the United States Uhder the direction o f the President and subject t o various l e g i s l a t i v e enactments, SEC DEF exercises d i r e c t i o n , authority, and control of DOD The Office o f the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Administration) (OSD (A) ) si4)ports the Assistant Secretary i n the performance o f his role as p r i n c i p a l s t a f f assistant to SEC DEF m the functional areas o f administration, management, and organization OSD (A) performs functions such as (1) Conducting research to provide timely and e f f e c t i v e solutions to Department of Defense management and organizational problems (2) Developing long-range and short-range plans f o r managing and organizing the Department i n order to provide progressive and effective improvement i n the acconplishment o f DOD functions and duties (3) Developing improved management practices withm the Department t o achieve more e f f i c i e n t and economical operation and to eliminate unnecessary overlap or duplication o f e f f o r t
00 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DEFENSE SUPPLY AGENCY DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF JOINT STAFF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE RESEARCH & ENGINEERING ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMPTROLLER ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS & LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ATOMIC ENERGY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 1 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE Figure I Department of Defense o r g a n i z a t i o n
(4) Providing the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs o f Staf f , as appropriate, with the c ^ a b i l i t y to conduct (a) criminal or counterintelligence investigations as required withi n the Department, and (b) inspections or studies o f the operational or administrative effectiveness o f components o f the Department (5) Insuring that a l l matters presented t o the Sectetary o f Defense f o r signature have been properly coordinated and are consistent with DOD policy, established Presidential policgr, and interdepartmental and interagency agreements (6) Acting as DOD coordinator i n the area o f command, contr o l , and communications including the coordination, as necessary, of the National Communications System and reviewing and re- commending t o the Executive Agent measures f o r improving the System and f o r securing e f f i c i e n c y , effectiveness, and econodly (7) Developing policies and guidance that w i l l assure safeguarding of c l a s s i f i e d information and a c t i v i t i e s and related personnel and physical security, and establishing of objectives o f and administering DOD security information program (8) Representing the Secretary of Defense m providing f o r continuity of Government, m i l i t a r y p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n c i v i l and domestic emergencies, and related emergency planning (9) Providing administrative sipport f o r the Office o f the Secretary o f Defense, the Organization o f the Joint Chiefs o f S t a f f , and other organizations as assigned (10) Providing policy gmdance to coordinating and siq>ervising ^ departmentwide administrative f a c i l i t i e s and services common to a l l defense a c t i v i t i e s at the seat o f government (11) Coordinating the h i s t o r i c a l a c t i v i t i e s o f the Department The Office o f the Assistant Secretary o f Defense (Conptroller) (OSD COMP) sipports the Assistant Secretary m the performance of his role as adviser and assistant t o SEC DEF within functional areas of programming, budgeting, and resource management OSD COMP performs functions as follows (1) Recommends t o the Secretary o f Defense p r i n c i p l e s , p o l i c i e s , and procedures f o r the establishment of resouirce management systems throughout DOD and supervises the iiq>lemBntation of approved systems (2) Coordinates and controls the programming process (3) Sxjpervises, directs, and reviews the preparation and execution of the DOD budget (4) Establishes, and siipervises the iiq>lementation of, policies and procedures pertaining t o the e:q)enditure and collection o f funds, international f i n a n c i a l matters, prices f o r transactions involving the exchange of goods and services, contract audit and internal audit, and uniform terminologies, c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , and procedures r e l a t i n g t o programing, budgeting, functioning, accounting, reporting, audit, and resource management (5) Performs operating i n t e r n a l audit functions (6) Processes General Accounting Office external audit reports (7) Provides and administers services m support of the Office o f