Secretary of the Navy

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United States federal government position civilian office head of executive department component

The Secretary of the Navy is the U.S. civilian government official responsible for overseeing the Department of the Navy, including the Navy and Marine Corps, and managing their policies, resources, and operations.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government position → civilian office → head of executive department component →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate →
assistedBy	Assistant Secretaries of the Navy → Under Secretary of the Navy →
canDelegateTo	Under Secretary of the Navy →
commandsThrough	Chief of Naval Operations → Commandant of the Marine Corps →
country	United States of America →
hasAuthorityOver	civilian personnel of the Department of the Navy → military personnel policies of the Navy and Marine Corps →
jurisdiction	United States Department of the Navy → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code →
memberOf	Office of the Secretary of Defense →
officeCreated	1798 →
oversees	United States Department of the Navy → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
participatesIn	defense planning of the United States → resource planning within the Department of Defense →
partOf	United States Department of Defense →
precedence	senior civilian official within the Department of the Navy →
reportsTo	United States Secretary of Defense →
residence	Washington, D.C. →
responsibleFor	acquisition programs of the Department of the Navy → administration of the Department of the Navy → budget of the Department of the Navy → civilian leadership of the Navy and Marine Corps → education systems of the Navy and Marine Corps → energy policy within the Department of the Navy → environmental policy within the Department of the Navy → equipping the Navy and Marine Corps → family support policy for Navy and Marine Corps personnel → health care policy for Navy and Marine Corps personnel → infrastructure of the Department of the Navy → installation management for Navy and Marine Corps bases → installation security for Navy and Marine Corps facilities → naval policy of the United States → organizing the Navy and Marine Corps → recruiting policies for the Navy and Marine Corps → research and development for naval forces → resource allocation for the Navy and Marine Corps → training policies for the Navy and Marine Corps →
seat	The Pentagon →
style	The Honorable →

Referenced by (55)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ASN(RD&A) → Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (subject-matter portfolios) → Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment) → Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) → Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) → Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition → Chief of Naval Operations → Chief of Navy Reserve → Commandant of the Marine Corps → Commandant of the Marine Corps → General Counsel of the Navy → Naval Criminal Investigative Service → President of the General Board of the United States Navy → Under Secretary of the Navy → Under Secretary of the Navy →	reportsTo
Charles Joseph Bonaparte ("United States Secretary of the Navy") → Frank Knox ("United States Secretary of the Navy") → George Bancroft ("United States Secretary of the Navy") → James V. Forrestal ("United States Secretary of the Navy") → James V. Forrestal ("United States Secretary of the Navy") → John F. Lehman ("United States Secretary of the Navy") → John Warner ("Secretary of the Navy of the United States") → Josephus Daniels ("United States Secretary of the Navy") → Levi Woodbury ("United States Secretary of the Navy") → Paul Nitze ("United States Secretary of the Navy") → Thomas S. Gates Jr. ("United States Secretary of the Navy") →	positionHeld
Navy Cross → Navy Distinguished Service Medal → Navy Unit Commendation → Navy and Marine Corps Medal →	awardingAuthority
Chief of Naval Operations → Commandant of the Marine Corps → General Counsel of the Navy →	advises
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) → Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet ("United States Secretary of the Navy") → Commander of the Asiatic Squadron →	subordinateTo
Secretary of the Air Force → Secretary of the Army →	worksWith
President of the General Board of the United States Navy →	appointedBy
United States Navy →	civilianLeaderTitle
Headquarters Marine Corps ("Office of the Secretary of the Navy") →	coordinatesWith
Department of the Navy →	hasCivilianControl
Department of the Navy →	hasHead
Secretariat of the Navy ("Secretary of the Navy of Mexico") →	hasMinisterialHead
National Military Establishment →	hasPosition
Vice Chief of Naval Operations →	isInferiorTo
Under Secretary of the Navy →	isRankedBelow
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations →	isSubordinateTo
Under Secretary of the Navy ("Office of the Secretary of the Navy") →	memberOf
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition ("Office of the Secretary of the Navy") →	partOf
SecDef ("United States Secretary of the Navy") →	precededByOffice
Navy Distinguished Service Medal →	presentedBy
Board of Admiralty (Continental Congress) →	replacedBy
Nellie Connally ("United States Secretary of the Navy") →	spousePositionHeld
United States Secretary of Defense →	supervises