Office of the Executive Director for Special Access Program Central Office

The Office of the Executive Director for Special Programs serves under the authority and direction of both the Deputy Secretary of Defense (DepSecDef) and the USD(A&S), directly reporting to the DepSecDef as the Director of the DoD Special Access Program (SAP) Central Office (SAPCO) and functionally reporting to USD(A&S) as the Director for Special Programs.

The Executive Director for Special Access Program Central Office facilitates and maintains MOAs and memorandums of understanding for foreign involvement with DoD SAPs and coordinates with appropriate oversight authorities. The Office prepares the Department’s SAP report to Congress for DepSecDef approval, provides administrative and management support to SAP congressional hearings, and prepares and coordinates responses to congressional inquiries. Serves as the cognizant authority for SAP studies, portfolios, and associated billet structures involving DoD SAPs, exclusive of service-initiated study efforts internal to the Military Departments. Provides administrative support to OSD-level Executive Committees (EXCOMs). Participates in DoD efforts to resolve security, technology transfer, and export issues; supports the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and the foreign ownership, control, and influence certification process. In coordination with the DoD Chief Information Officer, establishes and administers governance and risk management policies to develop enterprise SAP IT strategy, telecommunications infrastructure policy, SAP network IT requirements, and network and system funding oversight policy.