Defence Analytical Services and Advice

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Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) was a

Defence Economics and Defence Statistics
.

The role of DASA was to compile staffing, financial and logistical statistics to provide professional analytical, economic and statistical services and advice to the MoD, 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 provided planning and forecasting models to the British Armed Services to help to inform their decisions. In addition to this, DASA was also responsible for providing members of the public with defence related statistics through the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

DASA employed a mixture of statisticians, economists, IT specialists, other analysts and specialists, and administrative staff.

DASA was part of both the Government Statistical Service and the Government Economic Service. As such, DASA Directors were usually the heads of profession for statistics and economics for the MOD.

DASA had offices in six areas: the two largest were in

Navy Command Headquarters for the Royal Navy and Andover with Army Headquarters for the British Army
.

Its former Director (previous to that Chief Executive) whilst DASA was still an Agency was Dr Mike McDowall,

PhD. DASA was headed by Dr Prabhat Vaze
until late 2012.

References

  1. ^ "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 19 Oct 1992". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
  2. ^ Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster. "House of Commons Hansard Ministerial Statements for 01 Apr 2008 (pt 0001)". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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