Director of
Administration and Management
Under the direction of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Director
of Administration and Management (DA&M) is the principal staff assistant
and advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense on DoD-wide
organizational and administrative management matters. These include:
developing and maintaining organizational charters and overseeing assigned
programs, such as the DoD Committee Management Program, DoD Management
Headquarters Program, DoD Historical Program, and the OSD Internal Management
Control Program. In addition, the DA&M; serves as the DoD focal point
for DoD Quality Management matters, analyzes and controls manpower requirements
for the OSD and other assigned activities, and acts for the Secretary
of Defense before the Congressional Joint Committee on Printing on all
matters relating to printing, binding, and publications requirements
(Title 44, U.S. Code Chapter 11). The DA&M also serves as the Director
of Washington Headquarters Services,
a DoD Field Activity.