Defence Analytical Services Agency
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Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) is a statistical and economic unit within the MoD, initially created in 1992 from various statistics branches within the Ministry of Defence
, as the Defence Analytical Services Agency. DASA was an executive agency
of the Ministry of Defence
(MoD). It lost its Agency status on 1 April 2008, becoming an administrative unit within the MOD, changing its name to Defence Analytical Services and Advice, retaining the acronym DASA.
The role of DASA is to compile staffing, financial and logistical statistics to provide professional analytical, economic and statistical services and advice to the Ministry of Defence, Parliament, Ministers, Senior MoD Officials and other Government Departments, mainly through its publication of Defence related National Statistics Publications and responses to Parliamentary Questions and ad-hoc queries. DASA also provides planning and forecasting models to the British Armed Services to help to inform their decisions. In addition to this, DASA is also responsible for providing members of the public with defence related statistics through the Freedom of Information Act.
DASA employs a mixture of statisticians, economists, IT specialists, other analysts and specialists, and administrative staff.
DASA is part of both the Government Statistical Service and the Government Economic Service. As such, DASA Directors are usually the heads of profession for statistics and economics for the MOD.
DASA has offices in six areas: the two largest are in London
and Bath, with smaller offices at MoD Abbey Wood
in Bristol
. DASA also has sites co-located with each of the three Armed Services at RAF High Wycombe
with HQ Air Command
for the RAF , HMS Excellent
, Portsmouth
with the Navy Command Headquarters
for the Royal Navy
and RAF Andover
with HQ Land Forces for the British Army
.
Its former Director (previous to that Chief Executive) whilst DASA was still an Agency was Dr Mike McDowall, BSc
, PhD
. DASA is now headed by Dr Prabhat Vaze, who transferred from the Department for Transport
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
, as the Defence Analytical Services Agency. DASA was an executive agency
Executive agency
An executive agency, also known as a next-step agency, is a part of a government department that is treated as managerially and budgetarily separate in order to carry out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government, Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly or Northern Ireland...
of the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
(MoD). It lost its Agency status on 1 April 2008, becoming an administrative unit within the MOD, changing its name to Defence Analytical Services and Advice, retaining the acronym DASA.
The role of DASA is to compile staffing, financial and logistical statistics to provide professional analytical, economic and statistical services and advice to the Ministry of Defence, Parliament, Ministers, Senior MoD Officials and other Government Departments, mainly through its publication of Defence related National Statistics Publications and responses to Parliamentary Questions and ad-hoc queries. DASA also provides planning and forecasting models to the British Armed Services to help to inform their decisions. In addition to this, DASA is also responsible for providing members of the public with defence related statistics through the Freedom of Information Act.
DASA employs a mixture of statisticians, economists, IT specialists, other analysts and specialists, and administrative staff.
DASA is part of both the Government Statistical Service and the Government Economic Service. As such, DASA Directors are usually the heads of profession for statistics and economics for the MOD.
DASA has offices in six areas: the two largest are in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Bath, with smaller offices at MoD Abbey Wood
MoD Abbey Wood
MoD Abbey Wood is a purpose-built site in Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom, that houses the Defence Equipment and Support procurement organisation....
in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
. DASA also has sites co-located with each of the three Armed Services at RAF High Wycombe
RAF High Wycombe
RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station, situated in the village of Walters Ash, near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. Its purpose is to serve the needs of the RAF Air Command, situated on the site. It is also the headquarters of the European Air Group...
with HQ Air Command
RAF Air Command
Air Command is the only Command currently active in the Royal Air Force. It was formed by the merger of Royal Air Force Strike and Personnel and Training Commands on 1 April 2007, and has its headquarters at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire....
for the RAF , HMS Excellent
HMS Excellent
HMS Excellent is a Royal Navy "stone frigate" sited on Whale Island near Portsmouth in Hampshire.HMS Excellent is itself part of the Maritime Warfare School, with a Headquarters at HMS Collingwood, although a number of lodger units are resident within the site, the principal of which is the...
, Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
with the Navy Command Headquarters
Navy Command Headquarters
Navy Command Headquarters is the organisation responsible for the direction and management of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. The organisation provides support to Commander in Chief Fleet, the admiral responsible to the First Sea Lord for the provision of ships, personnel, aircraft and...
for the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
and RAF Andover
RAF Andover
Andover Airfield is a former Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station. The ICAO code for the airfield is EGWA and the IATA code is ADV...
with HQ Land Forces for the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
.
Its former Director (previous to that Chief Executive) whilst DASA was still an Agency was Dr Mike McDowall, BSc
BSC
BSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
, PhD
PHD
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. DASA is now headed by Dr Prabhat Vaze, who transferred from the Department for Transport
Department for Transport
In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are not devolved...