United States Assistant Secretary of Defense
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Assistant Secretary of Defense is a title used for many executive positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense
within the United States Department of Defense
. Reorganization Plan No.6 of 30 June 1953 increased the number of assistant secretaries. The list of Assistant Secretaries of Defense includes:
Office of the Secretary of Defense
The Office of the Secretary of Defense is a headquarters-level staff of the Department of Defense of the United States of America. It is the principal civilian staff element of the Secretary of Defense, and it assists the Secretary in carrying out authority, direction and control of the Department...
within the United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
. Reorganization Plan No.6 of 30 June 1953 increased the number of assistant secretaries. The list of Assistant Secretaries of Defense includes:
- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public AffairsAssistant Secretary of Defense for Public AffairsThe Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, or ASD is the principal staff advisor and assistant to the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense for public information, internal information, community relations, information training, and audiovisual matters in support of...
, originally established as the Assistant to the Secretary (Director, Office of Public Information) by Secretary James V. Forrestal in July 1948. - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health AffairsAssistant Secretary of Defense for Health AffairsThe Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs is chartered under United States Department of Defense Directive 5136.1 in 1994. This DoDD states that the ASD is the principal advisor to the U.S...
, originally established in 1949 as the Chairman, Armed Forces Medical Policy Council. The position has been abolished and restored several times. - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security AffairsAssistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security AffairsThe Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs, or ASD, is responsible for the supervision of DoD homeland defense activities, defense support of civil authorities, and Western Hemisphere security affairs for the Department of Defense. The position was...
, established in 2003 - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic AffairsAssistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic AffairsThe Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs, or ASD, is a position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense that develops policy for the Secretary on countering weapons of mass destruction, nuclear forces and missile defense, cyber security and space issues...
- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve AffairsAssistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve AffairsIn the United States military, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, or ASD , serves as Principal Staff Assistant and advisor to the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, with responsibility for overall...
, mandated by the Department of Defense Authorization Act of 1984 (P.L. 98-94, passed 24 September 1983). - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities
- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative AffairsAssistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative AffairsThe Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, or ASD is the head of the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, responsible for providing support to the Secretary of Defense in his/her dealings with the United States Congress...
- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Internal Communications
- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks & Information IntegrationAssistant Secretary of Defense for Networks & Information IntegrationThe Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks & Information Integration provides management and oversight of all DoD information technology, including national security systems...
/ Chief Information Officer
See also
- United States Deputy Secretary of DefenseUnited States Deputy Secretary of DefenseThe Deputy Secretary of Defense is the second-highest ranking official in the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Deputy Secretary of Defense is appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate...
, a single position which is second in command to the United States Secretary of DefenseUnited States Secretary of DefenseThe Secretary of Defense is the head and chief executive officer of the Department of Defense of the United States of America. This position corresponds to what is generally known as a Defense Minister in other countries... - Office of the Secretary of DefenseOffice of the Secretary of DefenseThe Office of the Secretary of Defense is a headquarters-level staff of the Department of Defense of the United States of America. It is the principal civilian staff element of the Secretary of Defense, and it assists the Secretary in carrying out authority, direction and control of the Department...
, which contains a more complete list of "Assistant Secretary" positions