| Description: |
The designated PSA with responsibility for review, approval, and oversight of the planning, design, acquisition, deployment, operation, maintenance, and modernization of Defense
business systems. Primary authorities for certification of the system are:
USD (P&R) Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel & Readiness)
USD (AT&L) USD (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics)
USD (C) (Comptroller)
ASD (NII) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration )
For example, the USD (AT&L) is responsible and accountable for any Defense business system that supports defense acquisition activities, logistics activities, or installations and environment activities of DoD. Others include the USD(C) for any Defense business system that supports financial management activities or strategic planning and budgeting activities; the USD (P&R) for any Defense business system that supports human resources management activities; and the Deputy Secretary of Defense or an Under Secretary of Defense as designated by the Secretary of Defense, for any Defense business system that supports any activity of the DoD not covered by the established four CAs. |