Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition

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United States Department of the Navy position United States government position civilian office

The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition is a senior civilian official responsible for overseeing the Navy’s and Marine Corps’ research, development, procurement, and lifecycle management of weapons systems and technologies.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of the Navy position → United States government position → civilian office →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
hasAbbreviation	ASN(RD&A) →
hasRank	senior executive service level →
isHeadOf	Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition →
isPositionIn	United States Department of Defense acquisition system →
oversees	Marine Corps acquisition programs → Navy acquisition workforce → Navy procurement programs → Navy research and development programs → major defense acquisition programs for the Department of the Navy → science and technology efforts for the Department of the Navy →
partOf	Office of the Secretary of the Navy → United States Department of the Navy →
reportsTo	Secretary of the Navy → Under Secretary of the Navy →
responsibleFor	Navy and Marine Corps acquisition policy → Navy and Marine Corps technology programs → acquisition of naval systems → acquisition workforce policy for the Department of the Navy → budget oversight for Navy and Marine Corps acquisition programs → coordination with other military departments on joint acquisition programs → development of naval systems → ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations within the Department of the Navy → ensuring interoperability of Navy and Marine Corps systems → implementation of Department of Defense acquisition policies within the Department of the Navy → industrial base considerations for naval acquisition programs → integration of science and technology into naval capabilities → lifecycle management of Marine Corps weapons systems → lifecycle management of Navy weapons systems → management of Marine Corps ground systems acquisition → management of information technology and C4ISR acquisition for the Department of the Navy → management of naval aviation acquisition programs → management of naval shipbuilding programs → oversight of rapid acquisition and innovation initiatives for the Department of the Navy → procurement of naval systems → research of naval systems → sustainment and logistics policy for acquired naval systems → systems engineering policy for Navy and Marine Corps acquisition programs → technology transition from laboratories to operational naval forces → test and evaluation policy for Navy and Marine Corps systems →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Secretary of the Navy ("Assistant Secretaries of the Navy") →	assistedBy
ASN(RD&A) →	fullName
Department of the Navy ("Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)") →	hasPosition
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition ("Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition") →	isHeadOf
Franklin D. Roosevelt ("Assistant Secretary of the Navy") →	officeHeld
Office of Naval Research →	oversightBy
Theodore Roosevelt ("Assistant Secretary of the Navy") →	positionHeld
Roosevelt family ("Assistant Secretary of the Navy") →	producedOfficeholder
ASN(RD&A) ("Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)") →	usesAcronymFor