ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER)

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2003
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: December 8, 1962
• Content Type: MEMO

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December 8, 1962
NUMBER 5118. 3
Department of Defense Directive
SUBJECT Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Reference: (a) DoD Directive 5118.3, subject as above, March 22,
1961 (hereby cancelled)
I. GENERAL
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense,
and the provisions of the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended, including the Department of Defense Reorganization
Act of 1958, one of the positions of Assistant Secretary of
Defense authorized by that Act is designated the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) with responsibilities,
functions and authorities as prescribed herein. The Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall be the Comptroller of
the Department of Defense.
II. RESPONSIBILITIES
The ASD(Comp) shall advise and assist the Secretary of Defense
in the performance of the Secretary's budgetary and fiscal
functions.
III., FUNCTIONS
Under the direction, authority and control of the Secretary of
Defense, the ASD(Comp) shall perform the following functions
in his assigned area of responsibility:
1. Supervise and direct the preparation of the budget esti-
mates of the DoD.
2. Establish and supervise the execution of:
a. Principles, policies and procedures to be followed
in connection with organizational and administrative
matters relating to:
(1) Preparation and execution of the budgets;
(2) Fiscal, cost, operating and capital property
accounting;
OSD REVIEW COMPLETED
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(3)
(4+)
Progress and statistical reporting including the main-
tenance and operation of a central statistical service
to provide reports and related analyses to all compo-
nents of the Office of the Secretary of Defense; and.
Internal. audit including audit of procurement contracts.
b. Policies and procedures relating to the expenditure and col-
lection of :funds administered by the ]bD.
Establish uniform teaainologies, classifications and procedures
:Ln all such matters.
4. Evaluate (including audit and, inspection in the field in accord-
an.ce with Secretary of Defense memorandum dated August 17, 1957)
the administration and management of approved policies and pro-
grams.
5. Reccmmend appropriate steps (including the transfer, reassigrrnent,
abolition and consolidation of functions) which will provide in thy;
DoD for more effective, efficient and economical administration
and operation, w.L:Ll eliminate unnecessary duplication or will con-
tribute to impro'red Military preparedness.
6. Assist the Secretary of Defense, the several components of the
DoD, and other agencies of the Government in evaluating defense
programs by:
a. Developing me'asui es of resource utilizations and methods Of
characterizing resource limitations and availabilities in such
a way as to make it possib:Le to answer quickly and accurately
questions about the costs and feasibility of a variety of al-
ternative programs of force structures, weapons systems, and
other military capabilities projected over a period of several
years;
b. Assembling and consolidating data as to pertinent non-financial
programs of the IOD and translating them into financial P370-
grans which can be presented in various forms so as to show the
total financial implications of currently approved, new, or al-
ternative programs,; and
Presenting the information so obtained so as to point up the
fiscal implications of alternative programs, and the problems
of choice involved.
Such other functions as the Secretary of Defense assigns.
:iv. RELATTIONSHIPS
A. :[a t'he performance of his functions, the AJ3D(Comp) shall:
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5118.3
1. Coordinate actions, as appropriate, with the Military
Departments and Defense Agencies having collateral or
related functions in the field of his assigned responsi-
bility.
2. Maintain active liaison for the exchange of information and
advice with the Secretaries of the Military Departments, the
Directors of Defense Agencies, And other DoD officials.
3. Make full use of established facilities in the OSD, Military
Departments, and Defense Agencies rather than unnecessarily
duplicating such facilities.
B. The Secretaries of the Military Departments, their civilian as-
sistants, and the military personnel in such departments shall
fully cooperate with the ASD(Comp) and his staff in a continuous
effort to achieve efficient administration of the DoD, and to
carry out effectively the direction,, authority, and control of
the Secretary of Defense.
C. The channel of communication with Unified and Specified Commands
on matters relating to audit (paragraphsIII.2.a.(4) and III.1.,
above) shall be directly between those Commands and the Secretary
of Defense. The ASD(Comp) is assigned staff responsibility as to
such matters, and he is authorized to communicate directly as to
them with Commanders of Unified and Specified Commands. All di-
rectives and communications of the ASD(Comp) to such Commands
which pertain to audit shall be coordinated with the Joint Chiefs
of Staff.
V. AIJWRITIFZ
A. The ASD(Comptroller), in the course of exercising full staff func-
tions and those assigned by Title IV of the National Security Act
of 191+7, as amended, is hereby specifically delegated authority
tot
1. Issue instructions and one-time directive-type memoranda, in
writing, appropriate to carrying out policies approved by the
Secretary of Defense for his assigned fields of responsibili-
ties, in accordance with DoD Directive 5025.1. Instructions
to the Military Departments will be issued through the Secre-
taries of those Departments or their designees.
2. Obtain such reports and information (in accordance with perti-
nent DoD issuances) and assistance from the Military Departments
and Defense Agencies as may be necessary to the performance of
his assigned functions.
3. Issue instructions to establish procedures for the review of
reporting requirements which the OSD or the Defense Agencies
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propose to ~3:lace on any csponent of the DoD end to dbsigriate
those requirements which. are prescribed by the 4$D- 1 vievj,
and when appropriate transmit to the Bureau of the Buriget,
those reporting requireneuts which any component of the :DOD
proposes to place upon the public, including defense contrac-
tors.
B. Qrtlner authorities apecifical:17 delegated by the Secretary of
Diet enae to the A SD(( mp) in other directives will, be referenced
In an incloaure to thig Directive.
VI. CA;6ft CU ATI0N
Be:f'ezence (a) is hereby superseded and cancelled.
VII. EFEJC;T:LYE M=
Thj'.s D:Lrective is effective upon publication.
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Inclosuri! - 1
References to Other Authorities
Spec:Lf:Lcali r Delegated by the
Secretary of Defense to the
ASD(O mp) in. Other Directives
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References to Other Authorities aecifically Delegated the
,Secretary of Defense to the sistant Secretary of Defense Comller)
in Other Directives
No other authorities have been specifically delegated by the
Secretary of Defense to the ASD(Comp) as of the date of this Directive.
Any future specific delegations will be referenced in an inelosure to
this Directive.
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