SecDef

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abbreviation cabinet-level position government position

SecDef is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Secretary of Defense, the head of the Department of Defense and principal defense policy advisor to the U.S. President.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abbreviation → cabinet-level position → government position →
abbreviationOf	Secretary of Defense →
advises	United States Congress on defense matters →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
country	United States of America →
currentDepartment	United States Department of Defense →
firstHolder	James V. Forrestal →
formationDate	September 18, 1947 →
hasAuthorityOver	defense budget → military operations policy →
hasJurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
headOf	United States Department of Defense →
isCivilianOffice	true →
isPrincipalAdvisorOn	defense policy → military policy →
isPrincipalAdvisorTo	President of the United States →
legalBasis	National Security Act of 1947 →
memberOf	United States Cabinet → United States National Security Council →
oversees	Joint Chiefs of Staff → Office of the Secretary of Defense → United States Air Force → United States Armed Forces → United States Army → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy → United States Space Force →
partOf	executive branch of the United States government →
precededByOffice	United States Secretary of War → United States Secretary of the Navy →
prohibitsActiveDutyHolder	except by congressional waiver →
rankInSuccession	sixth in United States presidential line of succession →
reportsTo	President of the United States → United States National Security Council →
requiresConfirmationBy	United States Senate →
residence	Washington, D.C. →
seat	The Pentagon →
shortForm	SecDef →
standsFor	United States Secretary of Defense →
style	The Honorable →
symbolAssociated	Seal of the United States Department of Defense →
typeOf	federal executive department head →
usedInContext	U.S. defense policy → U.S. military leadership → U.S. national security →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Secretary of Defense →	hasAbbreviation
SecDef →	shortForm