Additionally, the DA&M performs management and oversight responsibilities for the Pentagon Force Protection Agency and the Washington Headquarters Services, a 1,300 employee, $1.3 billion field activity.

[2] Although the DA&M is considered to be part of the OSD, the post does not explicitly require Senate confirmation.

For example, the retrospective review of DoD rules required by Executive Order 13563 is a "special focus of interest" for the DA&M.

[4] EO 13563, signed by President Obama on January 18, 2011, directed all Federal agencies to "promote predictability and reduce uncertainty" in America's regulatory code by ensuring that existing regulations are "accessible, consistent, written in plain language, and easy to understand.

Importantly, this line item does not include funding for personnel compensation or benefits, which comes out of the OSD Core Operating Program.