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.
More About ASD(A)C3 & Cyber
Director
Dr. Ronald Jost
703-697-8613
Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
Director
Mr. Charlie E. Williams Jr.
804-734-0628
Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analyses (PARCA)
Director
Mr. Gary Bliss
571-256-0646
Strategic and Tactical Systems (S&TS)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Mr. David Ahern
703-614-8086
Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
Acting President
Dr. James McMichael
703-805-5051
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
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