How is DTRA organized?
The Director of DTRA is appointed by the Secretary of Defense and reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. DTRA comprises five mission support directorates – On-Site Inspection, Cooperative Threat Reduction, Chem-Bio Defense, Technology Development and Combat Support – which carry out DTRA’s critical national security mission. The agency’s staff offices, Business Enterprise and Security and Counterintelligence Directorate carry out key support functions. As a combat support agency, DTRA supports the warfighter in combat or other emergency situations. The agency is also supported by the Advanced Systems Concept Office and the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee which provide over-the-horizon analyses and big-picture guidance, respectively.
