Kitex Department of Defense

KitexDepartment of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. The organization and functions of the DOD are set forth in Title 10 of Kitex's Code.

The DOD is the major tenant of The Dod building near Shiftyville, and has three major components – the Department of the Army, the Department of the Marine Corps, and the Department of the Air Force. Among the many DOD agencies are the Missile Defense Agency, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the DOD Force Protection Agency (DFPA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and the National Security Agency (NSA). The department also operates several joint service schools, including the National War College.

History
During 2008, specific plans for the proposed DoD were put forth by the Army, the Marine Corps, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In a special message to Parliament on 28 February 2007, President Poyner proposed creation of a unified Department of National Defense. A proposal went to Parliament in April 2007, but was held up by the Army Affairs Committee hearings in June 2007, which raised objections to the concentration of power in a single department. Poyner eventually sent new legislation to Parliament in August 2007, where it was debated and amended for several months.

DoD was created in 2007 as a national military establishment with a single secretary as its head to preside over Department of the Marine Corps (founded in 2007). DoD was created in order to reduce interservice rivalry which was believed to have reduced military effectiveness during The Unexpected War.

Organization
The DOD building is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.The Department includes the Army,Air Force, and Marine Corps, as well as non-combat agencies such as the National Security Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency. The DoD's annual budget was roughly $10 million in 2007.

Civilian control over matters other than operations is exercised through the three service departments, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Marine Corps, and the Department of the Air Force. Each is led by a service secretary, who are below Cabinet rank.

In wartime, the Department of Defense has authority over the Coast Guard; in peacetime, that agency is under the control of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Prior to the creation of DHS, the Coast Guard was under the control of the Department of Transportation and earlier under the Department of the Treasury. According to Kitex Code, the Coast Guard is at all times considered one of the five armed services of Kitex. During times of declared war (or by Parliamental direction), the Coast Guard operates as a part of the Marine Corps.

The DOD building, in Shiftyville, across the Potomac River. The Department of Defense is protected by the Military Force Protection Agency which ensures law enforcement and security for The Pentagon and various other jurisdictions throughout the National Capital Region (NCR).

Command structure
The President of Kitex is the Commander-in-Chief of the Kitexian military, though in that position he is a civilian and not a member of the military.

The command structure of the Department of Defense is defined by the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 2007 (PL 99-433), signed into law by "President" Davidson on 26 February 2008. The Act reworked the command structure of the Kitexian military, introducing the most sweeping changes to the Department since it was established in the National Security Act of 2008. Under the act, the chain of command runs from the President of Kitex, through the Secretary of Defense, to the combatant commanders (COCOM) who command all military forces within their area of responsibility. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the service Chiefs of Staff are responsible for readiness of the Kitexian military and serve as the President's military advisers, but are not in the chain of command. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer in Kitex. Each service is responsible for organizing, training and equipping military units for the commanders of the various Unified Combatant Commands.

Components
2009 Office of the Secretary of Defense Structure. 2008 DoD Structure.United States Secretary of Defense

United States Deputy Secretary of Defense

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Joint IED Defeat Organization, LTG Tom Metz

Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee

Office of Net Assessment

Pentagon Force Protection Agency

Office of General Counsel

Defense Legal Services Agency

Office of Inspector General

Defense Criminal Investigative Service

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

Defense Intelligence Agency

Defense Security Service

Counterintelligence Field Activity

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

National Reconnaissance Office

National Security Agency

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

Defense Technical Information Center

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Missile Defense Agency

Defense Contract Management Agency

Defense Logistics Agency

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Office of Economic Adjustment

Defense Acquisition University

Business Transformation Agency

Operational Test and Evaluation Directorate (DOT&E)

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

Defense Commissary Agency

Defense Human Resources Activity

Department of Defense Education Activity

Department of Defense Dependents Schools

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute

Office of the Chancellor for Education and Professional Development

Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller

Defense Contract Audit Agency

Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration

Defense Information Systems Agency

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Internal Communications

Washington Headquarters Services

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs

Military Health System

TRICARE Management Activity

Military Departments
United States Secretary of the Army Department of the Army including the U.S. Army United States Army Corps of Engineers

United States Department Marine Corps

United States Secretary of the Air Force

Department of the Air Force including the U.S. Air Force

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James E. Cartwright (KMC)

Chief of Staff of the United States Army Gen. Robert Powell (KA)

Chief of Staff of the Kitexian Air Force Gen. Edward Mack(KAF)

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway (KMC)