[Federal Register: April 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 63)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense

 
Reestablishment of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the 
Services

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services 
(DACOWITS) is reestablished, in consonance with the public interest, 
and in accordance with the provisions of the ``Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.'' On March 5, 2002, the Deputy Secretary of Defense 
approved a revised charter for the DACOWITS.
    The Committee shall provide the Secretary of Defense, through the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy), advice and 
recommendations on matters and policies relating to the recruitment and 
retention, treatment, employment, integration, and well-being of highly 
qualified professional women in the Armed Forces. In addition, the 
Committee shall provide advice and recommendations on family issues 
related to the recruitment and retention of a highly qualified 
professional military.
    The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) 
will be well balanced in terms of the interest groups represented and 
functions to be performed. The Committee shall be composed of not more 
than 35 civilian members, representing an equitable distribution of 
demography, professional career fields, community service, and 
geography, and selected on the basis of their experience in the 
military, as a member of a military family, or with women's or family-
related workforce issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer Spaeth, DoD Committee 
Management Officer, 703-695-4281.

    Dated: March 26, 2002.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 02-7861 Filed 4-1-02; 8:45 am]
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