title: United States Office of the Secretary of Defense
text: # United States Office of the Secretary of Defense
  
  L'Office of the Secretary of Defense (traducibile come Ufficio del Segretario della Difesa, spesso abbreviato in OSD) è il quartier generale del Segretario della Difesa degli Stati Uniti d'America. Costituisce l'ufficio esecutivo del titolare del Dipartimento e lo assiste nell'esercizio delle sue funzioni.
  
  L'OSD include, fra gli altri, il Vicesegretario della Difesa degli Stati Uniti d'America e i cinque sottosegretari; le nomine per queste posizioni spettano al Presidente, poi i candidati devono essere confermati dal Senato.
  
  ## Composizione
  
  * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (APSA)
  * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs (GSA)
  * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (HA)
  * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs (HD&ASA)
  * Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (ISA)
  * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs (LA)
  * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness (L&MR)
  * Chief Information Officer (NII/DoD CIO)
  * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs (NCB)
  * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (PA)
  * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (R&E)
  * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (RA)
  * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities (SO/LIC&IC)
  * Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Oversight (ATSIO)
  * Chief Information Office (OSD-CIO)
  * Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO)
  * Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base
  * Deputy Chief Management Officer
  * Deputy Secretary of Defense
  * Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment (I&E)
  * Director of Administration and Management (DA&M)
  * Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE)
  * Director of Family Policy
  * Director of Force Transformation
  * Director of Net Assessment
  * Director of the Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight
  * Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)
  * Director of Small Business Programs
  * Executive Secretary of the Department of Defense
  * General Counsel of the Department of Defense
  * Secretary of Defense
  * Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer (C/CFO)
  * Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L)
  * Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (I)
  * Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (P&R)
  * Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (P)
  