### Question
How does the law define senior contracting official?


### Answer
Under *10 U.S.C. § 1737*, **senior contracting official** is defined as:

> a director of contracting, or a principal deputy to a director of contracting, serving in the office of the Secretary of a military department, the headquarters of a military department, the head of a Defense Agency, a subordinate command headquarters, or in a major systems or logistics contracting activity in the Department of Defense

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1737*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law     > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 87-DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE > SUBCHAPTER III-ACQUISITION CORPS**

