. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) is one of the oldest Department of Defense (DoD) federal advisory committees and was established in 1951 by then-Secretary of Defense (SecDef) George C. Marshall. The committee is composed of civilian women and men appointed by the SecDef to provide advice and recommendations on matters and policies relating to the recruitment, retention, employment, integration, well-being, and treatment of women in the U.S. Armed Forces. As a discretionary DoD federal advisory committee, it is authorized under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix) and 41 C.F.R. \u00A7 102-3.50(d). Committee members review issues and conduct information-gathering activities through installation visits, meetings, reports, and surveys. The committee typically meets quarterly and provides recommendations to the SecDef for consideration via an annual report."@en . . . . . . . . . "2012-05-09"^^ . . . . . . "The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) is one of the oldest Department of Defense (DoD) federal advisory committees and was established in 1951 by then-Secretary of Defense (SecDef) George C. Marshall. The committee is composed of civilian women and men appointed by the SecDef to provide advice and recommendations on matters and policies relating to the recruitment, retention, employment, integration, well-being, and treatment of women in the U.S. Armed Forces. As a discretionary DoD federal advisory committee, it is authorized under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix) and 41 C.F.R. \u00A7 102-3.50(d). Committee members review issues and conduct information-gathering activities through installation visits, meetings"@en . . . . . . . "1870113"^^ . . . . . "Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "18954"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "DACOWITS_logo.jpg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services"@en . "1117038795"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . .