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Mission of the Executive Secretary
The Executive Secretary of the Department of Defense supports the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense by executing the following responsibilities:
  • Management, control, and tasking of correspondence, including letters, facsimiles, and messages, addressed to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary.

  • Coordination of decision and information packages prepared for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense.

  • Control of requests for Department of Defense support to external agencies at the federal government level and below.

  • Designation of Executive Agents to provide administrative and logistic support for visiting foreign dignitaries.

  • Coordinating the provision of DoD personnel, military and civilian, to fill billet requirements in non-DoD agencies.

  • Validation and approval of military airlift transportation requests for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) personnel and non-DoD agencies.

  • Planning and execution of administrative and logistic support for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense overseas and domestic travel.

  • Coordination, editing, and publication of the Secretary's Annual Report to the President and the Congress.


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