Subject: Newest Member in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics).

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

3010 DEFENSE PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3010

MAR 20 2006

MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS

CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking overall military officer of the United States military, and the principal military adviser to the President of the United States.

UNDER SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE

COMMANDERS OF THE COMBATANT COMMANDS

ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE

GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

DIRECTOR, OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION (testing) operational test and evaluation - (OT&E) Formal testing conducted prior to deployment to evaluate the operational effectiveness and suitability of the system with respect to its mission.

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

DIRECTOR, NET ASSESSMENT

DIRECTOR, FORCE TRANSFORMATION

DIRECTORS OF THE DEFENSE AGENCIES

DIRECTORS OF THE DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. FIELD ACTIVITIES

Subject: Newest Member in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Shay shay
n. Informal
A chaise.

[Back-formation from chaise (taken as pl. )]

Noun 1. Assad as the Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP DPAP Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy ) effective April 2, 2006. In this capacity, he will serve as the principal advisor to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology) on key procurement and acquisition policy matters.

Mr. Assad brings with him extensive executive management and procurement experience from both industry and defense. He previously served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics (Contracts) within the Marine Corps.

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