Office of the Secretary of Defense |
Updated 9 Dec 2003 |
The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is the principal staff element of the
Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource
management, fiscal, and program evaluation responsibilities. OSD includes the immediate offices of the Secretary
and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Under Secretaries of Defense, Director of Defense Research and Engineering,
Assistant Secretaries of Defense, General Counsel, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation,
Assistants to the Secretary of Defense, Director of Administration and Management, and such other staff offices
as the Secretary establishes to assist in carrying out assigned responsibilities.
Major elements of OSD (listed alphabetically) and direct links to their home pages (where available):
Other OSD resources and references:
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