UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY
AND LOGISTICS (USD(AT&L))
Under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the USD(AT&L) is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for all matters relating to the DoD Acquisition System; research and development; advanced technology; developmental test and evaluation; production; logistics; installation management; military construction; procurement; environment security; and nuclear, chemical, and biological matters. In the exercise of this responsibility, the USD(AT&L) shall:
l Serve as the Defense Acquisition Executive with full responsibility for supervising the performance of the DoD Acquisition System.
l Chair the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB).
l Serve as the DoD Procurement Executive.
l Chair the DoD Ethics Council.
l Serve as the United States representative at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Conference of National Armaments Directors and other multinational forums of armaments directors.
l Establish and publish policies and procedures governing the operations of the DoD Acquisition System and the administrative oversight of defense contractors.
l Prescribe the developmental testing and evaluation program (which excludes those statutory test and evaluation responsibilities assigned to the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation) including establishing and ensuring implementation of policies and program plans, including funding, for ranges and test facilities and also be responsible for the acquisition-related functions of weapons programs, including control of the elements of the OSD performing the acquisition-related functions of strategic and theater nuclear forces programs and tactical warfare programs.
l Prescribe policies, in coordination with the IG, DoD, and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), to ensure that audit and oversight of contractor activities are coordinated and carried out in a manner to prevent duplication by different elements of the DoD. The exercise of this responsibility shall not affect the authority of the IG, DoD, under the Inspector General Act of 1978.
l Coordinate research and development programs DoD-wide to eliminate duplication of effort and ensure that available resources are used to maximum advantage.
l Establish policies and programs that strengthen DoD Component technology development programs, encourage technical competition and technology-driven prototyping that promise increased military capabilities, and exploit the cost-reduction potential of innovative or commercially developed technologies.
l Develop acquisition plans, strategies, guidance, and assessments, including affordability assessments and investment area analyses, in support of the acquisition Milestone review and the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS) processes.
l Designate major defense acquisition programs as either DAB or Component programs, sign congressional certifications and reports to include Milestone authorization breaches, and administer the Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) and Unit Cost Report (UCR) systems.
l Develop, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD(P)), agreements with friendly and Allied Nations relating to acquisition matters.
l Establish policies relating to the capability of U.S. defense industry to meet DoD needs.
l Establish policies and procedures, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, for the effective management of the acquisition workforce within the Department of Defense, including accession, education, training, and career development.
l Establish and manage the cooperative research and development program.
The above functions are carried out with the support of the following key OSD personnel:
l The Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DoDD 5134.3)
l The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology)
l The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics and Materiel Readiness)
l The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs) (DoDD 5134.8)
l The Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (DoDD 5134.4)
l The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition Reform)
l The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Systems and Concepts)
l The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security)
l The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs)
l The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations)
l The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Science and Technology)
In addition, the USD(AT&L) exercises authority, direction, and control over the following:
l Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DoDD 5134.10), through the Director of Defense Research and Engineering
l Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (DoDD 5134.9)
l Defense Contract Management Agency (DoDD 5105.64), through the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology)
l Defense Logistics Agency (DoDD 5105.22), through the DUSD(Logistics and Materiel Readiness)
l Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DoDD 5105.62), through the Director of Defense Research and Engineering
l Office of Economic Adjustment (DoDD 3030.1), through the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology)
l Defense Acquisition University (DoDD 5000.57), through the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology)