Secretary of Defense or designee

Target entity: Secretary of Defense or designee
Context triple: [Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award, awardingAuthority, Secretary of Defense or designee]

• A. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
  The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing military and civilian personnel policy, readiness, health affairs, and quality-of-life programs.
• B. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness
  The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and improving the readiness and training of the armed forces.
• C. United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
  The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Defense, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the principal deputy to the Secretary of Defense.
• D. Under Secretary of Defense
  The Under Secretary of Defense is a senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing major defense policies, programs, or support functions under the Secretary of Defense.
• E. Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense
  The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense is the senior official responsible for overseeing the Pentagon’s information technology, cybersecurity, and information resource management strategies and policies.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Secretary of Defense or designee
Target entity description: The Secretary of Defense or designee is the senior U.S. defense official, or an authorized representative, empowered to make high-level departmental decisions and confer top civilian honors within the Department of Defense.

• A. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
  The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing military and civilian personnel policy, readiness, health affairs, and quality-of-life programs.
• B. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness
  The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and improving the readiness and training of the armed forces.
• C. United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
  The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Defense, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the principal deputy to the Secretary of Defense.
• D. Under Secretary of Defense
  The Under Secretary of Defense is a senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing major defense policies, programs, or support functions under the Secretary of Defense.
• E. Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense
  The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense is the senior official responsible for overseeing the Pentagon’s information technology, cybersecurity, and information resource management strategies and policies.
• F. None of above. chosen