Office of the Secretary of Defense; Renewal of the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Department of Defense.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee was renewed, effective January 23, 2004, in consonance with the public interest, and in accordance with the provisions of the “Federal Advisory Committee Act.”

The DoD Historical Advisory Committee consists of three subcommittees (Historical Records Declassification Advisory Panel, the Department of The Army's Historical Advisory Subcommittee, and the Secretary of the Navy's Subcommittee on Naval History) which advise the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Army and Navy regarding the professional standards, historical methodology, program priorities, liaison with professional groups, and adequacy of resources associated with Department of Defense historical programs.

The DoD Historical Advisory Committee will continue to be well balanced in terms of the interest groups represented and functions to be performed. The members include distinguished representatives from academia, current U.S. Government and private sector historians, authors and librarians, and retired general officers of general/flag rank.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Jennifer Spaeth, DoD Committee Management Officer, 703-588-8151.