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What does DISA do?
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is a Department
of Defense (DoD) combat support agency under the direction of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information
Integration [ASD(NII)]. It is responsible for planning, engineering,
acquiring, fielding and supporting global net-centric solutions
and operating the Defense Information System Network to serve
the needs of the President, Vice President, Secretary of Defense,
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Combatant Commanders and other DoD components
under all conditions of peace and war.
DISA provides a seamless, secure and reliable web of communications
networks, computers, software, databases, applications and other
capabilities that meet the information processing and transport
needs of DoD. DISA also ensures the integration and interoperability
of command and control, communications, computers and intelligence
(C4I) systems.
When and how was DISA established?
DISA was established in Washington, D.C., as the Defense Communications
Agency (DCA) with 450 employees on May 12, 1960, by Secretary
of Defense Thomas B. Gates. Its mission was to manage the Defense
Communications System (DCS), a consolidation of the independent
long-haul communications functions of the Army, Navy, and Air
Force. To learn more about DCA and how it evolved into DISA,
read the agency’s history.
Where does DISA fall in the larger Department
of Defense organizational structure?
DISA is a Department of Defense combat support agency and
reports directly to the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration
[ASD(NII)].
What organizations/ field offices
are components of DISA?
DISA is comprised of the following field offices:
· Defense Information Technology
Contracting Organization (DITCO)
· Defense Spectrum Office
· DISA Central Command Field
Office (CENTCOM)
· DISA Continental United States
Field Office (CONUS)
· DISA Europe Field Office
· DISA Joint Forces Command Field
Office (JFCOM)
· DISA Northern Command Field
Office (NORTHCOM)
· DISA Pacific Field Office
· DISA Southern Command Field
Office (SOUTHCOM)
· DISA Special Operations Command
Field Office (SOCOM)
· DISA Strategic Command Field
Office (STRATCOM)
· DISA Transportation Command
Field Office (TRANSCOM)
· Joint Interoperability Test
Command (JITC)
· Joint Staff Support Center (JSSC)
· Joint Spectrum Center (JSC)
· White House Communications Agency
(WHCA)
How can I learn more about DISA’s
contracts?
There are several sources you can use to access information
about DISA’s contracts. The 2004 DISA Contracts Guide
<link to Contracts Guide> is a comprehensive guide to
the contracts that the Defense Information Technology Contracting
Organization (DITCO) currently has available. Information is
also available through the DITCO web site at http://www.ditco.disa.mil/hq/contracts/index.asp
and https://www.ditco.disa.mil/dcop/public/asp/dcop.asp.
How can I order a DISA product or service?
If you would like to order a DISA product or service, visit
the DISA
Direct web site.
How can I apply for a job at DISA?
Visit Jobs@DISA to
learn why DISA’s a great place to work and to search current
vacancies within the agency.
What is DISA’s mailing address?
For DISA Headquarters and other DISA offices in the National
Capital Region (Washington, DC area), send correspondence to:
DISA
ATTN: (Office Code)
P.O. Box 4502
Arlington, VA 22204- 4502
For DISA field offices,
contact the individual office for a mailing address.
How can I find contact information
for a DISA employee?
Call the Personnel Directory at 703-607-6000 for an employee’s
telephone number.
How can I invite a DISA leader to speak
at an event?
DISA appreciates invitations for speaking engagements. If you
would like a DISA employee to speak at an event that your organization
is hosting, please e-mail information about the event to disapao@ncr.disa.mil.
However, acceptance of invitations will depend on the nature of
the event as well as the availability of the requested speaker.
How can I get directions to a DISA
facility?
If you will be attending a meeting or event at DISA, please
contact the office or employee with whom you have been working
for an address and driving directions.
How can I interview a DISA employee?
If you are a member of the news media and would like to interview
a DISA employee on a particular subject, please contact the
Public Affairs Office at 703-607-6900 or by e-mail at disapao@ncr.disa.mil.
How can I locate a DSN number for
a particular post, base, camp or station?
The Defense Information System Network (DISN) provides global
voice services through the Defense Switched Network (DSN), a
worldwide private-line telephone network. A DSN Directory is
available online at http://www.disa.mil/gs/dsn/dsn_directory.html.
How do I submit a Freedom of Information
Act request?
FOIA requests should be submitted in accordance with guidelines
outlined at http://www.disa.mil/gc/foia/foia.html.
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