Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics USD (AT&L)
Flag of an Under Secretary of Defense
Incumbent Frank Kendall III (Acting) since October 6, 2011
Style	The Honorable
Inaugural holder	Richard P. Godwin
Formation	1986
Deputy	Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Salary	Executive Schedule Level II
Website	defense.gov

The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics - USD(AT&L) - is a senior official in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics is the principal staff assistant and advisor to both the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense for all matters concerning the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics supervises a number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defence and other officials.^[1]

The subdivision within the Office of the Secretary of Defense supervised by the Under Secretary is known as Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

The position is currently held by Frank Kendall III, who has served since October 6, 2011.^[2] Mr. Kendall succeeds Dr. Ashton Carter, who held the position beginning in 2009. The USD(AT&L) is considered a part of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

History

This position was established by Act of Congress (P.L. 99-348) in 1986 as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, and implemented with the issuance of Department of Defense Directive 5134.1 in February 1987. This position replaced the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, which had been established in 1977. The Director, Defense Research and Engineering became a separate, less powerful position in the Pentagon, which reports up to the USD(AT&L). The title changed to Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology in the National Defense Authorization Act for 1994 (P.L. 103-160, passed 30 November 1993).^[3]

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (P.L. 106-65, passed 5 October 1999), redesignated this post as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, a name that the office still holds. The USD (AT&L) serves as the principal assistant to the Secretary of Defense for research and development, production, procurement, logistics, and military construction.^[3]

Office Holders

Under Secretaries of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)^[3]

Portrait	Name	Tenure	SecDef(s) Served Under	President(s) Served Under
Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition)
	Richard P. Godwin	Sep 30, 1986 - Sep 30, 1987	Caspar W. Weinberger	Ronald Reagan
	Robert B. Costello	December 18, 1987 - May 12, 1989	Frank C. Carlucci III William Howard Taft IV (Acting) Richard B. Cheney	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
	John A. Betti	August 11, 1989 - December 31, 1990	Richard B. Cheney	George H. W. Bush
	Donald J. Yockey	Jan 1, 1991 - Jan 20, 1991 (Acting) June 20, 1991 - January 20, 1993	Richard B. Cheney	George H. W. Bush
Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology)
	John M. Deutch	April 2, 1993 - March 11, 1994	Leslie Aspin, Jr. William J. Perry	William Clinton
	Paul G. Kaminski	October 3, 1994 - May 16, 1997	William J. Perry William S. Cohen	William Clinton
Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)
	Jacques S. Gansler	November 10, 1997 - January 5, 2001	William S. Cohen	William Clinton
	Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.	May 10, 2001 - May 23, 2003	Donald H. Rumsfeld	George W. Bush
	Michael W. Wynne (Acting)	May 23, 2003 - June 2005	Donald H. Rumsfeld	George W. Bush
	Kenneth J. Krieg[4]	June 6, 2005[5] - July 20, 2007[6]	Donald H. Rumsfeld Robert M. Gates	George W. Bush
	John J. Young, Jr.[7][8]	July 2007 - November 21, 2007 (Acting) November 21, 2007 - April 27, 2009	Robert M. Gates	George W. Bush Barack Obama
	Ashton Carter[9]	April 27, 2009 - October 5, 2011	Robert M. Gates Leon Panetta	Barack Obama
	Frank Kendall III (Acting)[10]	October 6, 2011 -	Leon Panetta	Barack Obama

List of Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics ^[3]

Name	Tenure	USD(AT&L) Served Under	SecDef(s) Served Under	President(s) Served Under
Milton Lohr	October 3, 1988 - May 12, 1989	Robert B. Costello	Richard B. Cheney	George H.W. Bush
Donald J. Yockey	March 12, 1990 - January 20, 1991	John A. Betti	Richard B. Cheney	George H.W. Bush
Donald C. Fraser	December 4, 1991 - January 13, 1993	Donald J. Yockey	Richard B. Cheney	George H.W. Bush
Noel Longuemare, Jr.	November 18, 1993 - November 21, 1997	John M. Deutch Paul G. Kaminski Jacques S. Gansler	Leslie Aspin, Jr. William J. Perry William S. Cohen	Bill Clinton
David Oliver	June 1, 1998 - July 14, 2001	Jacques S. Gansler Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.	William S. Cohen Donald H. Rumsfeld	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Michael W. Wynne	July 17, 2001 - 2005	Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.	Donald H. Rumsfeld	George W. Bush
Frank Kendall III	March 8, 2010 -	Ashton Carter	Robert M. Gates	Barack Obama

Reporting Agencies

2011 USD AT&L Structure.

Director, Acquisition Resources & Analysis^[11]

The Director, Acquisition Resources and Analysis (ARA) integrates the diverse aspects of Defense acquisition into a balanced and coherent program that supports the National Strategy and makes the most effective use of resources provided. The Director, ARA also serves as the Executive Secretary to the Defense Acquisition Board; oversees the Defense Acquisition Executive System (DAES); manages AT&L’s participation in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System (PPBE); and is responsible for the timely and accurate submission to Congress of Selected Acquisition Reports and Unit Cost Reports for Major Defense Acquisition Programs. The Director, ARA oversees the following posts:

1. Deputy Director, Acquisition Management
2. Deputy Director, External Customer Support
3. Deputy Director, OSD Studies & FFRDC Programs
4. Military Equipment Valuation

Director, International Cooperation^[12]

The Director, International Cooperation (IC) supports the USD(AT&L) in all aspects of international cooperation, develops policy for international cooperative armaments programs, and provides the Under Secretary a single, integrated picture of international cooperative activities. International Armaments Cooperation (IAC) activities occur in all phases of the defense acquisition management framework -- pre-systems acquisition, systems acquisition and sustainments -- and include capability determination, technology development, system development, production, and operations and support. The Director (IC) oversees the following posts:

1. Director, Armaments Cooperation Atlantic
2. Director, Pacific Armaments Cooperation
3. Director, Planning & Analysis

Director, Defense Procurement & Acquisition Policy^[13]

The office of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP) is responsible for all acquisition and procurement policy matters in the Department of Defense (DoD). The DPAP office serves as the principal advisor to the USD(AT&L) and the Defense Acquisition Board on acquisition/procurement strategies for all major weapon systems programs, major automated information systems programs, and services acquisitions. The Director (DPAP) oversees the following posts:

1. Deputy Director, Program Acquisition & Contingency Contracting
2. Deputy Director, Defense Acquisition Regulation Systems
3. Deputy Director, Contract Policy and International Contracting
4. Deputy Director, Program Development & Implementation
5. Deputy Director, Cost, Pricing and Finance
6. Deputy Director, Strategic Sourcing

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition^[14]

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (OASD(A)) provides oversight and policy direction to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and USD(AT&L) on matters relating to DoD's acquisition system, major defense acquisitions programs (MDAPs), space and intelligence acquisitions and industrial base. OASD(A) also oversees two Defense Agencies—Defense Acquisition University (DAU) and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). The ASD(A) oversees the following posts:

1. Director, Portfolio Systems Acquisition
2. Director, Industrial Policy
3. Director, Small Business Programs
4. Defense Contract Management Agency
5. Defense Acquisition University
6. Performance Assessments and Root Cause
7. Space and Intelligence Office

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs

Main article: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs

1. Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Nuclear Matters
2. Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Chemical/Biological/Defense and Chemical Demilitarization Programs
3. Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Executive Director, Defense Science Board

The Defense Science Board (DSB) is a committee of civilian experts appointed to advise the Department of Defense on scientific and technical matters. It was established in 1956 on the recommendation of the second Hoover Commission.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering^[15]

Main article: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Previously the Director for Defense Research and Engineering, this post was redesignated as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering ASD(R&E) by National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2011, signed January 7, 2011. The ASD(R&E) is the Defense Department's Chief Technology Officer, providing thought leadership for the Department's near-, mid- and far-term research and engineering efforts to develop the technical capabilities to support the Secretary of Defense goals and priorities. The ASD(R&E) oversees the following officials:

1. Principal Deputy
   1. Director, Joint Interoperability
   2. Director, Joint Operations Support
   3. Commander, Joint Reserve Unit
2. Director, Research Directorate
3. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Systems Engineering
4. Director, Rapid Fielding
   1. Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations
5. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Developmental Test & Evaluation
6. Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
7. Administrator, Defense Technical Information Center
8. Director, Technical Intelligence

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness^[16]

Main article: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (P.L. 106-65, passed 5 October 1999) created the new position of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness, which was then the second DUSD to the USD(AT&L). The intent of Congress was to emphasize the improtance of logistics and materiel readiness issues.^[3] Later redesignated the ASD(L&MR), this post still serves as the principal staff assistant and advisor to the USD(AT&L), Deputy Secretary of Defense (DEPSECDEF), and Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) on logistics and materiel readiness in the Department of Defense (DoD) and is the principal logistics official within the senior management of the DoD.^[17] The ASD(LM&R) is supported by a Principal Deputy, and oversees the following officials:

1. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Materiel Readiness
2. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Maintenance Policy and Programs
3. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Transportation Policy
4. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Program Support
5. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Supply Chain Integration
6. Director, Defense Logistics Agency
7. Director, Resource Management

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment^[18]

The mission of the office of the DUSD(I&E) is to "provide installation assets and services necessary to support our military forces in a cost effective, safe, sustainable, and environmentally sound manner." The DUSD is supported by an Assistant Deputy, and oversees the following offices:

1. I&E Business Enterprise Integration
2. Director, Housing & Competitive Sourcing
3. Director, Explosives Safety Board
4. Director, Armed Forces Pest Management Board
5. Director, Base Realignment and Closure
6. Military Housing Privatization
7. Office of Economic Adjustment

Director, Corrosion Policy and Oversight

The Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight is responsible for addressing the needs and meeting the goals of the DoD's Corrosion Prevention and Mitigation Program. The Corrosion Office develops Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) strategies for the DoD, and oversees their implementation through the CPC Integrated Product Team (CPC IPT).

Director, Test Resource Management Center

The Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) is an established DoD Field Activity under the authority, direction, and control of the USD(AT&L). TRMC oversees the test and evaluation (T&E) infrastructure, including Major Range and Test Facility Bases (MRTFBs). Congress, through Title 10, Sec 196 (P.L. 107-314) established the TRMC in FY 2003 to ensure that the T&E infrastructure can adequately support the development, acquisition, fielding and sustainment of defense systems. To help fulfill this role, Congress also directed the TRMC to maintain awareness of other T&E facilities and resources, both within and outside the Department, and monitor their impacts on defense needs.

Director, Missile Defense Agency

Main article: Missile Defense Agency

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is a research, development, and acquisition agency within the Department of Defense. Its workforce includes government civilians, military service members, and contractor personnel in multiple locations across the United States. In working to develop, test, and field an integrated Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), the MDA works closely with the Combatant Commanders (e.g. Pacific Command, Northern Command, etc.). The MDA also seeks to bolster international cooperation by supporting mutual security interests in missile defense.

See also

• The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) - An international defense science and technology collaboration between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

References

1. ^ DOD Guidebook, accessed July 2008
2. ^ http://www.acq.osd.mil/
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Department of Defense Key Officials". Historical Office, OSD. 2004. http://osdhistory.defense.gov/docs/DOD%20Key%20Officials%201947-2004.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
4. ^ https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=24690
5. ^ http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=8557
6. ^ "Pentagon's acquisition chief resigns". USA Today. June 6, 2007. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-06-06-pentagon-resignation_N.htm?csp=34. 
7. ^ https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=167951
8. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2007/11/mil-071121-dod01.htm
9. ^ http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=186
10. ^ http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=248
11. ^ http://www.acq.osd.mil/ara/about-ara.htm
12. ^ http://www.acq.osd.mil/ic/
13. ^ http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/
14. ^ http://www.acq.osd.mil/asd/
15. ^ http://www.acq.osd.mil/ddre/
16. ^ http://www.acq.osd.mil/log/
17. ^ US Code, Title 10, Subtitle A, Part I, Chapter 4, Section 138a, http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/uscode10/usc_sec_10_00000138---a000-.html
18. ^ http://www.acq.osd.mil/ie/ie_orgchart.shtml

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Department of Defense".

External links

• Proposed and finalized federal regulations from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics