U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

ASD(A) Organization

With more than 11,000 dedicated professionals, ASD(A)'s oversight and policy direction reaches across the Department of Defense (DoD), improving acquisition processes, major defense systems and space and intelligence operations. Five offices comprise ASD(A): C3 & Cyber, Joint Operations Support, Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analyses, Space and Intelligence Office and Strategic and Tactical Systems. Additionally, ASD(A) oversees the Defense Acquisition University and the Defense Contract Management Agency, which provide premier workforce training, and education, and world class contract management and administration services, respectively.

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
Mrs. Katrina G. McFarland

Within the ASD(A) organization, there are seven separate agencies/staff offices supporting the Department of Defense in the acquisition domain. For more information about our organization, read the overviews below.

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C3 & Cyber

Director
Dr. Ronald Jost
703-697-8613

 

Oversees all critical war fighting communications, command and control, and cyberspace capabilities and is the Principal Staff Assistant for non-intelligence space systems.
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Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)

Director
Mr. Charlie E. Williams Jr.
804-734-0628
Offers acquisition management services to America's military and contributes to our military readiness
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Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analyses (PARCA)

Director
Mr. Gary Bliss
571-256-0646
Oversees preparation of performance assessments on all major defense acquisitions programs (MDAPs) and root cause analyses for major defense acquisition programs with Nunn-McCurdy breach status.
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Strategic and Tactical Systems (S&TS)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Mr. David Ahern
703-614-8086
Oversees and provides insight for Department of Defense strategic and tactical acquisition programs
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Defense Acquisition University (DAU)

Acting President
Dr. James McMichael
703-805-5051

 

Provides a global learning environment to develop qualified acquisition, requirements and contingency professionals who deliver and sustain effective and affordable warfighting capabilities.
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Joint Operations Support (JOS)

Director
Mr. Michael Knollmann
703-693-0462

 

Space and Intelligence Office (SIO)

Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense
Mr. Gil Klinger
703-614-1624
Primary advisor to ASD(A) on issues associated with end-to-end space and intelligence acquisitions.

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