scope:

Scope and Applicability

a. Mission. To provide material support (acquisition and fleet support) for strategic weapons systems (SWS) and other assigned programs, including missiles, platforms, associated equipment, security, training of personnel, and installation and direction of necessary supporting facilities; to provide strike weapon and associated payload material support (acquisition and fleet support) to other program executive officers and program managers as assigned; to manage and support Department of the Navy (DON) implementation and compliance process for current and future arms control agreements; to provide program management for nuclear weapons security (NWS) during weapon receipt, storage, processing, and SSBN loading and unloading, as well as while on SSBNs at the waterfront and during transit to and from the dive point; to perform other functions, tasks or emerging mission as assigned by higher authority.

b. Status and Command Relationships. Per SECNAV memo of 15 March 1990 (NOTAL), Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) is a direct reporting program manager and an echelon 2 shore activity, reporting, directly and solely, to the Navy acquisition executive for assigned acquisition matters. DIRSSP reports to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) for matters involving fleet operations and support. Designated SSP field activities (identified in enclosure (2)) report directly to DIRSSP in support of their assigned mission.

Purpose. To publish the functions, tasks, and reporting relationships of Director, Strategic Systems Programs (DIRSSP), Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC per references (a) through (f).