Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense : "The Office of ASD(HD) is within the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy [USD(P) ]. ASD(HD) is responsible for the overall supervision of all DOD HD related activities. Within CS, ASD(HD) has been delegated the duties and authorities associated with principal staff assistant for MSCA and MACDIS. ASD(HD) ensures internal coordination of DOD policy direction, assists SecDef in providing guidance, through the Joint Staff, to combatant commanders for MSCLEA and conducts coordination with DHS?..The principal duty of ASD(HD) is to provide overall supervision of the HD and CS mission areas within DOD. In that role, ASD(HD) serves as the principal staff assistant and advisor to the USD(P) and Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense on HD and CS on matters including, but not limited to: (1) Preparedness to execute the national security missions of DOD pertaining to the defense of US sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and defense critical infrastructure against direct threats and aggression. (2) Military support to civil authorities. (3) Defense Critical Infrastructure Program. (4) DOD domestic antiterrorism and force protections in accordance with DOD Directive 2000.12. (5) DOD installation preparedness. (6) DOD domestic counterterrorism activities, less those involving special operations forces. (7) DOD continuity-related activities, to include COOP, COG, and Enduring Constitutional Government managed under the Defense Continuity Program. (8) Domestic crisis management including planning and response to man-made and natural disasters including the consequences of incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. (9) Policy guidance on homeland defense-related education, training, and professional development programs". (JCS/DoD, Homeland Security JP 3-26, 2005, p. II-5)
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