Who is the Designated Federal Official (DFO) for NSTAC and what is the DFO’s role?
The FACA requires that each Federal advisory committee have what is called a Designated Federal Official. For NSTAC, the DFO is the NCS Manager. The DFO attends or chairs, and adjourns each meeting. No committee meeting may be held in the absence of the DFO or without his advance approval. There is a difference in the duties of the DFO of the NSTAC, a Presidential Federal advisory committee, and non-presidential Federal advisory committees. FACA does not require that the DFO of a presidential advisory committee approve the meeting agenda.
