Under Secretary of the Navy

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United States federal government position civilian office

The Under Secretary of the Navy is the second-highest-ranking civilian official in the U.S. Department of the Navy, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day management, policy implementation, and major programs.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Secretary of the Navy (through the Chief of Naval Operations)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government position ⓘ civilian office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Department of the Navy ⓘ surface form: United States Department of the Navy United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequiresConsentOf	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
eligibleFor	membership on Department of Defense councils and boards ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	UNSECNAV ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	civilian employees of the Department of the Navy (subject to law and higher authority) ⓘ policy guidance to uniformed leadership of the Navy and Marine Corps ⓘ
hasStyle	The Honorable ⓘ
isCivilian	true ⓘ
isPartOfChainOfCommand	civilian leadership of the Department of Defense (for administrative matters) ⓘ
isRankedAbove	Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) ⓘ surface form: Assistant Secretaries of the Navy
isRankedBelow	Secretary of the Navy ⓘ
legalBasis	10 U.S.C. § 5015 (and related sections) ⓘ Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
memberOf	Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ surface form: Office of the Secretary of Defense (by statute for certain councils and boards) Secretary of the Navy ⓘ surface form: Office of the Secretary of the Navy
nominatedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
officeCreatedBy	Act of Congress ⓘ
officeHoldersMustMeet	U.S. citizenship requirement ⓘ presidential appointment and Senate confirmation requirements ⓘ
officeType	subordinate to Secretary of the Navy ⓘ
oversees	Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (subject-matter portfolios) ⓘ financial management of the Department of the Navy ⓘ infrastructure and installations policy (at the departmental level) ⓘ naval acquisition and modernization programs (at the departmental level) ⓘ personnel and readiness policies (at the departmental level) ⓘ
partOf	Department of the Navy ⓘ surface form: United States Department of the Navy
positionInOrganization	second-highest-ranking civilian official in the Department of the Navy ⓘ
reportsTo	Secretary of the Navy ⓘ
responsibleFor	business operations of the Department of the Navy ⓘ civilian oversight of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps ⓘ day-to-day management of the Department of the Navy ⓘ implementation of policies of the Secretary of the Navy ⓘ oversight of major programs of the Department of the Navy ⓘ policy development for naval and Marine Corps matters ⓘ resource allocation within the Department of the Navy ⓘ strategic planning for the Department of the Navy ⓘ
termLength	serves at the pleasure of the President ⓘ
workLocation	Pentagon ⓘ surface form: The Pentagon
worksWith	Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) ⓘ surface form: Assistant Secretaries of the Navy Chief of Naval Operations ⓘ Commandant of the Marine Corps ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

General Counsel of the Navy → advises → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ

Secretary of the Navy → assistedBy → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ

Secretary of the Navy → canDelegateTo → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ

Under Secretary of the Air Force → equivalentTo → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ

Department of the Navy → hasPosition → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ

Vice Chief of Naval Operations → isMilitaryDeputyTo → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Secretary of the Navy (through the Chief of Naval Operations)

James V. Forrestal → positionHeld → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ

UNSECNAV → refersTo → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ

ASN(RD&A) → reportsTo → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ

Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (subject-matter portfolios) → reportsTo → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment) → reportsTo → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition → reportsTo → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ

UNSECNAV → standsFor → Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ