Assistant Secretaries of the Army

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Assistant Secretaries of the Army are senior civilian officials who oversee major functional areas of the U.S. Department of the Army, such as acquisition, manpower, financial management, and installations, under the authority of the Secretary of the Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government position
civilian office in the United States Department of the Army
appliesToJurisdiction United States Department of the Army
appointedBy President of the United States
appointmentRequires advice and consent of the United States Senate
collaboratesWith Congress on matters within portfolio
Office of the Secretary of Defense
country United States of America
duty oversee major functional areas of the Department of the Army
eligibleAppointees civilian persons only GENERATED
governs Army activities within assigned functional domain
hasHistoricalPrecursor similar civilian Army departmental offices created after World War II
hasPluralForm Assistant Secretaries of the Army self-linksurface differs
hasRank Executive Schedule Level IV (typical)
hasTitleVariant ASA
isCivilianPosition true GENERATED
isDifferentFrom Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
surface form: Assistant Secretary of Defense

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
surface form: Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army
isPartOf Office of the Secretary of the Army
legalBasis Title 10 of the United States Code
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Arlington, Virginia
Pentagon
mayDelegateTo Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
memberOf Army Secretariat
notablePower oversight of major Army programs
policy direction within assigned functional area
recommendations on resource allocation
oversees Army policies, plans, and programs in assigned area
participatesIn Army budget and program review processes
high-level Department of Defense councils and boards
partOf United States Department of the Army
policyArea Army-wide management and administration
positionType senior civilian official
reportsTo Secretary of the Army
Under Secretary of the Army
responsibleFor Army policy in assigned functional area
civilian oversight of Army programs
ensuring compliance with law and policy in assigned area
resource management in assigned portfolio
scopeOfAuthority service-wide functional responsibilities
subordinateTo Secretary of the Army
termLength serves at the pleasure of the President
worksWith Chief of Staff of the Army
other Assistant Secretaries of the Army

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Office of the Secretary of the Army hasComponent Assistant Secretaries of the Army
Assistant Secretaries of the Army hasPluralForm Assistant Secretaries of the Army self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Assistant Secretary of the Army
Army Secretariat includesOffice Assistant Secretaries of the Army
Under Secretary of the Army oversees Assistant Secretaries of the Army
this entity surface form: Assistant Secretaries of the Army (by delegation from the Secretary)