| Director of Administration and Management | |
|---|---|
| DA&M | |
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| Department of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense | |
| Reports to | Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense |
| Seat | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States |
| Appointer | Secretary of Defense |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Precursor | Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Administration |
| Formation | 1988 |
| First holder | David O. Cooke |
| Website | dam.defense.gov |
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The Director of Administration and Management, or DA&M, is a position within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) at the Department of Defense. As the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense concerning organizational and administrative management matters, the DA&M is responsible for: developing and maintaining organizational charters and overseeing assigned programs such as DoD Committee Management, DoD Headquarters Management, the OSD Historical Program, the DoD Freedom of Information Act Program, the DoD Privacy Program, the DoD Civil Liberties program, the OSD Internal Management Control Program, and OSD Information Technology/CIO programs. Additionally, the DA&M performs management and oversight responsibilities for the Pentagon Force Protection Agency and the Washington Headquarters Services, a 1,300 employee, $1.3 billion field activity.[2]
- ^ Everstine, Brian (May 5, 2021). "Former SECAF Donley Returns to Pentagon as the 'Mayor'". Air Force Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Director of Administration & Management". Odam.defense.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-01-06.