Government / Military

William LaPlante

2022

Dr. William A. LaPlante - Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment; ex officio Chair of the Senior Review Group and Vice Chair of the SAP Oversight Committee. The acquisition-side apex of the DoD special-access-program gatekeeping structure.

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Connections (3)

confirmedSenior Review Group (SRG)

Chair of the Senior Review Group as USD(A&S)

Source: DoD SAPOC/SRG structure (FAS sgp.fas.org; CDSE SAP student guide)

confirmedSAPOC (SAP Oversight Committee)

Vice Chair of SAPOC as USD(A&S)

Source: DoD SAPOC/SRG structure (FAS sgp.fas.org; CDSE SAP student guide)

confirmedSAPCO (SAP Central Office)

USD(A&S), to whom the SAPCO Director for Special Programs functionally reports

Source: DoD Special Access Program Central Office (acq.osd.mil/sapco); FAS (sgp.fas.org) SAPOC reference

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