Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

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The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is the title of a high-level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is the principal staff assistant and advisor to both the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense for all matters concerning the formation of national security and defense policy. The position is considered the number three office in the Department of Defense, after the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense. It was created by Carter Defense Secretary Harold Brown in 1977.

Departments reporting to the USD-Policy include:

• Assistant Secretary of Defense-International Security Affairs
  • Defense Security Cooperation Agency (under ASD(ISA))
• Assistant Secretary of Defense-Global Security Affairs, Joseph Benkert
  • Defense Technology Security Agency (under ASD(GSA))
• Assistant Secretary of Defense-Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs
• Assistant Secretary of Defense-Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities
• Assistant Secretary of Defense-Asian & Pacific Security Affairs
• Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Office (abbreviated DPMO)

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v • d • e Agencies under the United States Department of Defense Headquarters: The Pentagon Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense · Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee · Office of Net Assessment · Pentagon Force Protection Agency · Defense Criminal Investigative Service Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · Missile Defense Agency · Defense Contract Management Agency · Defense Logistics Agency · Defense Technical Information Center · Defense Threat Reduction Agency · Office of Economic Adjustment · Defense Acquisition University · Business Transformation Agency Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Defense Security Cooperation Agency · Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Defense Contract Audit Agency · Defense Finance and Accounting Service Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Defense Commissary Agency · Department of Defense Education Activity · DoD Human Resources Activity · Military Health System · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute · Office of the Chancellor for Education and Professional Development Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Defense Intelligence Agency · Defense Security Service · Defense Information Systems Agency · National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency · National Reconnaissance Office · National Security Agency Service Departments Army: United States Army, Secretary Navy: United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, Secretary Air Force: United States Air Force, Secretary Joint Chiefs of Staff · Unified Combatant Command