Defense Agencies: Defense Commissary Agency

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Defense Agencies

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203–1714

Phone, 703–526–6630. Internet, http://www.darpa.mil.

Director REGINA E. DUGAN

Deputy Director ROBERT LEHENY

The Defense Advanced Research Projects

Agency is a separately organized agency

within Department of Defense and

is under the authority, direction, and

control of the Under Secretary of Defense

(Acquisition, Technology and Logistics).

The Agency serves as the central

research and development organization

of the Department of Defense with a

primary responsibility to maintain U.S.

technological superiority over potential

adversaries. It pursues imaginative and

innovative research and development

projects and conducts demonstration

projects that embody technology

appropriate for joint programs, programs

in support of deployed forces, or selected

programs of the military departments. To

this end, the Agency arranges, manages,

and directs the performance of work

connected with assigned advanced

projects by the military departments,

other Government agencies, individuals,

private business entities, and educational

or research institutions, as appropriate.

For further information, contact the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, 3701 North Fairfax Drive,

Arlington, VA 22203–1714. Phone, 703–526–6630. Internet, http://www.darpa.mil.

Defense Business Transformation Agency

1851 South Bell Street, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22240

Phone, 703–607–2110. Internet, http://www.bta.mil.

Director DAVID M. FISHER

Deputy Director DOULGAS W. WEBSTER

The Defense Business Transformation

Agency (BTA) was established on October

7, 2005. BTA’s mission is to guide the

transformation of business operations

throughout DOD and to deliver enterprise-

level capabilities that align to warf‌ighter

needs. BTA directs improvement in

business operations across DOD.

For further information, please contact the Defense Business Transformation Agency.Phone, 703–607–2110.

Internet, http://www.dod.mil/dbt/contact.html.

Defense Commissary Agency

1300 E Avenue, Fort Lee, VA 23801

Phone, 804–734–8253. Internet, http://www.commissaries.com.

Director and Chief Executive Off‌icer PHILIP E. SAKOWITZ,JR.

Chief Operating Off‌icer THOMAS E. MILKS

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)

was established in 1990 and is under the

authority, direction, and control of the

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel

and Readiness and the operational

supervision of the Defense Commissary

Agency Board of Directors.

DeCA provides an eff‌icient and

effective worldwide system of

commissaries that sell quality groceries