DOD DIRECTIVE 5100.96
D
OD SPACE ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE AND
P
RINCIPAL DOD SPACE ADVISOR (PDSA)
Originating Component: Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of
Defense
Effective: June 9, 2017
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the DoD Issuances Website at
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD Directive 5101.02, “DoD Executive Agent (EA) for Space,”
January 25, 2013
Incorporates and Cancels: Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, “Operationally Responsive
Space Executive Committee Establishment,” November 26, 2013
Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, “Designation of the Principal
DoD Space Advisor,” October 5, 2015
Approved by: Robert O. Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Purpose: Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by Section 113 of Title 10,
United States Code (U.S.C.), this issuance:
• Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and establishes relationships for governance of the DoD
Space Enterprise.
• Establishes the Defense Space Council (DSC).
• Establishes the position of Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor (PDSA).
• Designates the Secretary of the Air Force as the PDSA, cancels the designation of the Secretary of
the Air Force as the DoD Executive Agent (EA) for Space, and terminates the responsibility of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) to oversee the
activities of the PDSA, in accordance with DoD Directive (DoDD) 5101.1. All responsibilities and
functions, authorities, and relationships previously assigned to the DoD EA for Space by law (including
National Defense Authorization Act provisions), federal regulation, or other authoritative issuance will
be fulfilled by, and flow to, the PDSA, as the successor to the DoD EA for Space position.
