United States Deputy Secretary of Defense

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United States federal government position defense ministry deputy position

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.

Aliases (2)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government position → defense ministry deputy position →
alsoKnownAs	Deputy Secretary of Defense →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
canBeRemovedBy	President of the United States →
constitutingInstrument	Title 10 of the United States Code →
country	United States of America →
department	United States Department of Defense →
formationDate	1949 →
hierarchicalRank	second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Defense →
inauguralHolder	Stephen T. Early →
inauguralHolderStartDate	May 2, 1949 →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	10 U.S.C. § 132 →
location	Arlington, Virginia →
memberOf	Office of the Secretary of Defense → United States Department of Defense senior leadership →
nominator	President of the United States →
officeHoldersMustNot	have served as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force within the previous seven years (with possible waivers by Congress) →
officeType	civilian political appointee →
partOf	United States Department of Defense →
precededBy	United States Under Secretary of Defense (original position prior to 1949 reorganization) →
rankRelativeTo	above the Under Secretaries of Defense → below the United States Secretary of Defense →
reportsTo	United States Secretary of Defense →
requires	advice and consent of the United States Senate →
responsibility	acting as principal deputy to the United States Secretary of Defense → acting for the Secretary of Defense in the Secretary’s absence → chairing or co-chairing major internal Department of Defense governance boards → coordinating policy and resources among the military departments and defense agencies → coordinating the development and execution of the defense budget → ensuring integration of military and civilian components of the Department of Defense → leading major Department of Defense reform and modernization efforts → overseeing day-to-day operations of the United States Department of Defense → overseeing defense acquisition and procurement policy at the departmental level → overseeing implementation of national defense strategy as directed by the Secretary of Defense → overseeing internal management controls and enterprise-wide business operations of the Department of Defense → overseeing management, reform, and efficiency initiatives within the Department of Defense → providing civilian oversight of the Office of the Secretary of Defense staff → supervising the performance of the Under Secretaries of Defense → supporting the Secretary of Defense in relations with the White House, Congress, and other departments and agencies →
seat	The Pentagon →
style	The Honorable →
termLength	no fixed term →
website	https://www.defense.gov →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
David Packard → David Packard → Stephen T. Early → Thomas S. Gates Jr. →	positionHeld
DDR&E → Defense Acquisition Board ("Deputy Secretary of Defense") → OSD(A&S) ("Deputy Secretary of Defense") →	reportsTo
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs ("Deputy Secretary of Defense") →	advises
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense ("United States Under Secretary of Defense (original position prior to 1949 reorganization)") →	precededBy