§ 376.4 - Policy.

A DSA shall be established in accordance with this part when it is the most efficient and effective organizational alternative for accomplishing essential technical and/or analytical support functions for an OSD Principal Staff Assistant, and shall be organized and staffed in a manner that permits the effective accomplishment of assigned responsibilities with a minimum number of personnel. To provide a framework for implementing this policy, the Director of Administration and Management shall maintain:

(a) A DoD-wide definition and criteria for DSAs.

(b) An approved list of DSAs.

(c) A procedure for establishing, disestablishing, and modifying the organization of a DSA(s).

(d) A common method of accounting for DSA personnel, and for separately and visibly describing DSA support funding and costs within the DoD budget.