Mr. Shay Assad assumed his position as Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP) on April 3, 2006. As the Director of DPAP, he is responsible for all acquisition and procurement policy matters in the Department of Defense (DoD). He serves as the principal advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, and on the Defense Acquisition Board on acquisition/procurement strategies for all major weapon systems programs, major automated information systems programs, and services acquisitions. He is responsible for procurement/sourcing functional business process requirements in the department’s business enterprise architecture and enterprise transition plan. Mr. Assad is DoD’s advisor for competition, source selection, multiyear contracting, warranties, leasing, and all international contracting matters. Before assuming this position, Mr. Assad was the Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (Contracts), at the Marine Corps Headquarters. Mr. Assad served two tours of duty aboard U.S. Navy destroyers and won recognition as Outstanding Junior Officer, Fifth Naval District. He then served as a Naval Procurement Officer at the Naval Sea Systems Command, where he was responsible for the negotiation and administration of the Aegis Weapons Systems engineering and production contracts. Between 1978 and 1994, Mr. Assad served in several increasingly responsible contract management positions for the Raytheon Company’s largest electronics and missile divisions. In 1994, he was promoted to Vice President, Director of Contracts, for Raytheon and subsequently was promoted to Senior Vice President, Contracts in 1997. In 1998, he was promoted to Executive Vice President, served as the Chief Operating Officer, and subsequently served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon’s engineering and construction business. Mr. Assad graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy.