organized, function in full coordination and cooperation.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense includes the offices of the Deputy Secretary of Defense; the Special Assistant to the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense; the Executive Secretary of the Department of Defense; the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense; the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition; the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; the Comptroller of the Department of Defense, who also serves as the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); Assistant Secretaries of Defense; the General Counsel; the Director of Defense Research and Engineering; the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation; the Inspector General; and such other staff offices as the Secretary of Defense establishes to assist him in carrying out his duties and responsibilities. The heads of these offices are staff advisers to the Secretary and perform such functions as he assigns to them.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff consist of the Chairman; the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; the Chief of Naval Operations; the Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Supported by the Joint Staff, they constitute the immediate military staff of the Secretary of Defense. The Chairman is the principal military adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. The other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are the senior military officers of their respective services and are military advisers to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs acts as Chairman when there is a vacancy in the Office of the Chairman or in the absence or disability of the Chairman.

Each military department (the Department of the Navy includes naval aviation and the United States Marine Corps) is separately organized under its own Secretary and functions under the direction, authority, and control of the

Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of a military department is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for the operation and efficiency of his department. Orders to the military departments are issued through the Secretaries of these departments, or their designees, by the Secretary of Defense or under authority specifically delegated in writing by the Secretary of Defense or provided by law.

The commanders of unified and specified combatant commands are responsible to the President and the Secretary of Defense for accomplishing the military missions assigned to them and exercising command authority over forces assigned to them. The operational chain of command runs from the President to the Secretary of Defense to the commanders of the unified and specified combatant commands. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff functions within the chain of command by transmitting the orders of the President or the Secretary of Defense to the commanders of the unified and specified combatant commands.

The Armed Forces Policy Council advises the Secretary of Defense on matters of broad policy relating to the Armed Forces and such other matters as the Secretary may direct. Its members report regularly on important matters that are of interest to the Department of Defense. In addition to the members identified below, such other officials of the Department of Defense and other departments and agencies in the executive branch as may be designated by the Secretary of Defense are invited to attend appropriate meetings of the Council. Council membership is as follows: Secretary of Defense, Chairman; Deputy Secretary of Defense; Secretaries of the military departments; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Under Secretaries of Defense; Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition; Chief of Staff, Army; Chief of Naval Operations; Chief of Staff, Air Force; and Commandant, Marine Corps.

Assistant Secretary for Command,
Control, Communications, and
Intelligence; the Deputy Under Secretary
of Defense for Industrial and International
Programs; the Director, Program
Integration; the Assistant to the Secretary
of Defense for Atomic Energy; the
Director of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization; the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency; the
Defense Communications Agency; the
Defense Logistics Agency; the Defense
Mapping Agency; the Defense Nuclear
Agency; and the Defense Systems
Management College.

Research and Engineering The
Director of Defense Research and
Engineering is the Principal Staff Assistant
to the Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition) for DOD scientific and
technical matters, basic and applied
research, and the development of
weapon systems. The Director:

-conducts analyses, develops policies, provides advice, makes recommendations, and issues guidance for DOD programs;

-develops systems and standards for the administration and management of approved plans and programs;

-initiates programs, actions, and taskings to ensure adherence to DOD policies and national security objectives, and ensures that programs are designed to accommodate operational requirements;

-reviews and evaluates programs for carrying out approved policies and standards;

-informs appropriate organizations and personnel of new and significant trends or initiatives;

-reviews proposed resources programs, formulates budget estimates, recommends resource allocations, and monitors the implementation of approved programs;

-participates in planning,

programming, and budgeting activities that relate to the office's responsibilities; -reviews and evaluates

recommendations on requirements and priorities; and

-serves on boards, committees and other groups pertaining to the office's functional areas, and represents the

Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition) on office matters outside the Department of Defense.

The Director of Defense Research and Engineering exercises authority over the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy; Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering for Tactical Warfare Programs; Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering for Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces; Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering for Test and Evaluation; Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering for Research and Advanced Technology; Executive Director, Defense Science Board; Director, Defense Nuclear Agency; and Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Production and Logistics The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Production and Logistics is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition for management of DOD production procurement, development of procurement regulations, career management of the procurement workforce, logistics, installations, associated support functions, and related

matters.

Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3)) is the principal adviser and assistant to the Secretary of Defense for DOD telecommunications, command, control, and intelligence matters, including related warning, electronic combat, special operations, and reconnaissance activities. The Assistant Secretary serves as the principal DOD focus for staff coordination on all matters concerning these areas and is the principal DOD official responsible for preparing and defending the

Department's C31 program before the Congress. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition delegated to the Assistant Secretary the responsibility for direct supervision of the Defense Mapping Agency and the Defense Communications Agency. The Assistant

Secretary has primary staff responsibility

over the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency/ Central Security Service.

Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization This office, which is under the direction of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, administers Department responsibilities under the Small Business Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 631). The Director:

-ensures that a fair share of Department procurements are placed with small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and womenowned small businesses;

-conducts surveillance reviews of selected Department contracting activities' small business programs as well as those of major Department prime contractors;

-establishes and reviews policies, procedures, and initiatives for inclusion in the Defense supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation for the improvement of Department small business and small disadvantaged business programs;

-manages the Department's labor surplus program;

-develops and reviews legislative initiatives for increased small business participation in Department procurements; and

-manages the small business research and development program. Comptroller This functional area includes advice and assistance to the Secretary of Defense and Defense components in the performance of the Secretary's programming, budgeting, fiscal management, and the design and installation of resource management systems throughout the Department of Defense. Resource management information is collected, analyzed, and reported for the Office of Management and Budget, the Congress, the General Accounting Office, and other agencies outside the Department of Defense. Supervision, direction, and review of the preparation and execution of the Defense budget is provided, and services pertaining to automatic data processing and central data services are administered. The Comptroller of the Department of Defense, who also serves

as the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), exercises authority over the Defense Contract Audit Agency. Health Affairs The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) is responsible for health planning, policy development, and oversight in the following functional areas: medical readiness; quality assurance; health care delivery and benefits; preventive medicine and health promotion; control and prevention of drug and alcohol abuse; requirements and standards for medical facilities and materiel acquisition programs; cost containment; medical information systems; and medical personnel.

In addition, the Assistant Secretary has the following responsibilities:

-developing policies, conducting analyses, and issuing guidance on DOD plans and programs, and advising the Secretary of Defense as appropriate;

-developing systems, standards, and procedures for the administration and management of DOD health plans and programs;

-developing health plans, programs, actions, and taskings to ensure adherence to DOD policies and national security objectives and to ensure that programs and systems are designed to meet operational requirements;

-establishing requirements for DOD research and development programs in health fields, keeping abreast of technical developments to provide for their orderly transition to operational status, and making recommendations to the Secretary of Defense for funding levels for DOD human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) research;

-establishing requirements and standards for medical facilities and materiel acquisition programs;

-serving as program manager for all DOD health and medical resources; developing the medical portion of the Defense Guidance; reviewing all Program Objective Memorandums and budget submissions in coordination with the Department's Comptroller and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program Analysis and Evaluation, and making determinations regarding priorities and resources for health and