SECDEF on November 26, 1990, and operates under DoD Directive 5118.5. DFAS is under the authority, direction,  and  control  of  the  Under  SECDEF (Comptroller). The Service is responsible for making all payments, including payroll and contracts, and for maintaining all finance and accounting records for the DoD. The service is responsible for preparing annual financial statements for DoD in accordance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990. The service also is responsible for the consolidation, standardization, upgrade, and integration of finance and accounting requirements, functions, processes, operations, and systems in the DoD. DEFENSE  INFORMATION  SYSTEMS AGENCY.—The  Defense  Information  Systems Agency (DISA) originally established as the Defense Communications Agency, is a combat support agency of the DoD. DISA is under the authority, direction, and control of the Assistant SECDEF for Command, Control,  Communications,  and  Intelligence.  The agency is organized into a headquarters and field activities acting for the director in assigned areas of responsibility. The field organizations include the White  House  Communications  Agency,  Joint Interoperability and Engineering Organization, DISA Western  Hemisphere,  Joint  Interoperability  Test Command,  Defense  Information  Technology Contracting  Organization,  Defense  Technical Information Center, and the Joint Spectrum Center. The agency is responsible for planning, developing, and supporting command, control, communications, and information systems that serve the needs of the National Command Authorities under all conditions of peace and war. It manages the Defense Information Infrastructure  (DII)  and  is  responsible  for  DoD telecommunications  and  information  processing facilities.  It  provides  guidance  and  support  on technical and operational and information systems issues affecting the Office of the SECDEF, the military departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the unified combatant commands, and the defense agencies. It ensures the interoperability of DII, theater and tactical command and control systems, North Atlantic Treaty Organization and/or allied systems, and those national and/or international commercial systems that affect the DISA mission. It supports national   security   emergency   preparedness telecommunications  functions  of  the  National Communications System (NCS), as prescribed by Executive Order 12472 of April 3, 1984. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.—The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was established by DoD Directive 5105.21, effective October 1, 1961, under provisions of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). DIA is under the authority, direction, and control of the Assistant SECDEF for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence. The DIA is a combat support agency committed to the provision of timely, objective, and cogent military intelligence to the warfighters — soldiers,  sailors,  airmen,  and marines — and  to  the  decision  makers  and policymakers of DoD and the federal government. To accomplish  its  assigned  mission,  DIA  produces military intelligence for national foreign intelligence and counterintelligence products; coordinates all DoD intelligence collection requirements; operates the Central  Measurement  and  Signature  Intelligence (MASINT)  Organization;  manages  the  Defense Human  Intelligence  (HUMINT)  Service  and  the Defense Attach System; operates the Joint Military Intelligence College; and provides foreign intelligence and counterintelligence support to the SECDEF and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Director of DIA coordinates the Defense General Intelligence and Applications Program, an element of the DoD Joint Military Intelligence Program, and manages the General Defense Intelligence Program within the National Foreign Intelligence Program. DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY.— The Defense Legal Services Agency was established August 12, 1981. It is currently chartered under DoD Directive 5145.4. The agency is under the authority, direction, and control of the General Counsel of the DoD, who also serves as its Director. The agency provides legal advice and services for defense agencies and DoD field activities. It also provides technical support  and  assistance  for  development  of  the department’s  legislative  program;  coordinates positions on legislation and Presidential executive orders;  provides  a  centralized  legislative  and congressional document reference and distribution point  for  the  department;  and  maintains  the department’s historical legislative files. In addition, the agency includes the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals program and the DoD Standards of Conduct Office. DEFENSE  LOGISTICS  AGENCY.—The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) was established by the SECDEF, operates under DoD Directive 5105.22, and is under the authority, direction, and control of the Under SECDEF for Acquisition and Technology. It supports both the logistics requirement of the military services and their acquisition of weapons and other 5-7