The Executive Secretary, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Mission of the Executive Secretariat

On behalf of the American Warfighter and Taxpayer, the Executive Secretariat supports the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense decision making, selected DoD resource allocation, and immediate office management by ensuring accurate, concise, coordinated and timely tasking and processing of executive correspondence as the primary Department of Defense administrative liaison to the White House, National Security Council, and Interagency.

OSD Action Officer Course

Course Description

The OSD Action Officer course is a 1-Day course designed to familiarize Action Officers of their roles and responsibilities within OSD. Pertinent topics include: Organizational Overview, Effective Writing, and Preparing & Staffing Action Packages for the Secretary of Defense.

Classes are generally taught once a month and fill up several weeks before the start date.

Point of Contact:

The Action Officer registration page is at https://whs.sp.pentagon.mil/HRD/IOD/SitePages/AOCourseRegistration.aspx

Additional help with writing OSD correspondence can be found on the Correspondence Management website: https://www.esd.whs.mil/CMD/

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