Subject: Establishment of the Defense Reconstruction Support Office

Defense AT&L, Sept-Oct, 2005

THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON, DC 20301

MAY 2 2005

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MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS

CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF

UNDER SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE

ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE

GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

DIRECTOR, OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

ASSISTANTS TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

DIRECTOR, PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION

DIRECTOR, NET ASSESSMENT

DIRECTOR, FORCE TRANSFORMATION

DIRECTORS OF THE DEFENSE AGENCIES

DIRECTORS OF THE DOD FIELD ACTIVITIES

SUBJECT: Establishment of the Defense Reconstruction Support Office

Effective today, I have approved the establishment of the Defense Reconstruction Support Office (DRSO) to provide a single DoD focus for the coordination of the Department's operational support of U.S. reconstruction activities in Afghanistan and Iraq. This office incorporates the functions of the Afghanistan Reachback Office and the Defense Support Office-Iraq. The Director of the DRSO will report directly to me.

Your full cooperation with and support of the DRSO is essential to ensuring that we continue to provide well coordinated and responsive support for the DoD and other U.S. government elements engaged in meeting U.S. objectives in Afghanistan and Iraq. The DRSO will, among other things, represent the Department in interagency fora on pertinent operational matters and will provide support to senior officials for meetings, briefings, and testimony before Congress on matters pertaining to Afghanistan and Iraq. The DRSO will reside in Washington Headquarters Services and the Director, Administration and Management, will provide administrative and logistical support.