OSW includes the immediate offices of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of War, Under Secretaries of War, Director of War Research and Engineering, Assistant Secretaries of War, General Counsel, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Assistants to the Secretary of War, Director of Administration and Management, and such other staff offices as the Secretary establishes to assist in carrying out assigned responsibilities. Maintains contact with the U.S. Senate and House Congressional Defense Committee staff members and DoD components, including the staff within the immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Under Secretaries of Defense, the Assistant Secretaries of Defense, and officials of the Military Departments, to obtain necessary information or policy viewpoints, resolve differing opinions, or coordinate significant policy decisions.