The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order,or relative preeminence,for domestic and foreign government officials at diplomatic,ceremonial,and social events within the United States and abroad. The list is used to mitigate miscommunication and embarrassment in diplomacy,and offer a distinct and concrete spectrum of preeminence for ceremonies. Often the document is used to advise diplomatic and ceremonial event planners on seating charts and order of introduction. Former presidents,vice presidents,first ladies,second ladies,and secretaries of state and retired Supreme Court justices are also included in the list.
The secretary of the Army is a senior civilian official within the United States Department of Defense,with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army:manpower,personnel,reserve affairs,installations,environmental issues,weapons systems and equipment acquisition,communications and financial management.
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC),formerly the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA),is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) field activity and the DoD's primary source for assisting communities that are adversely impacted by Defense program changes,including base closures or realignments,base expansions,and contract or program cancellations. To assist affected communities,OLDCC manages and directs the Defense Economic Adjustment Program and coordinates the involvement of other federal agencies.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is a headquarters-level staff of the United States Department of Defense. It is the principal civilian staff element of the U.S. Secretary of Defense,and it assists the Secretary in carrying out authority,direction and control of the Department of Defense in the exercise of policy development,planning,resource management,fiscal,and program evaluation responsibilities. OSD is the Secretary of Defense’s support staff for managing the Department of Defense,and it corresponds to what the Executive Office of the President of the U.S. is to the U.S. president for managing the whole of the Executive branch of the federal government.
Susan Morrisey Livingstone is a former Acting U.S. Secretary of the Navy in the George W. Bush administration from January–February 2003. She was the first woman to become Secretary of the Navy in U.S. history. Livingstone played a role in the effort to end coercive and abusive interrogation tactics at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay,Cuba. At the time,as Under Secretary of the Navy,Livingstone oversaw a large management portfolio,which included lawyers in the Navy General Counsel's office and investigators at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service who raised concerns about the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
Executive Schedule is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions,most with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They include members of the president's Cabinet,several top-ranking officials of each executive department,the directors of some of the more prominent departmental and independent agencies,and several members of the Executive Office of the President.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment,or USD(A&S),is the Principal Staff Assistant (PSA) and advisor to the Secretary of Defense for all matters relating to acquisition and sustainment in the Department of Defense. This includes the DoD Acquisition System;system design and development;production;logistics and distribution;installation maintenance,management,and resilience;military construction;procurement of goods and services;material readiness;maintenance;environment and energy resilience;utilities;business management modernization;International Armaments Cooperation,Cooperative Acquisition and International Agreements,Promoting exportability of military components to allies and partners;nuclear,chemical and biological defense programs;and nuclear command,control,and communications.
Raymond F. DuBois Jr. is a private consultant in national security and defense policy and also a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies,a nonpartisan think-tank in Washington,D.C. At CSIS he focuses on international security policy,civil-military relations,defense management reform,and Joint Professional Military Education. His expertise is in Defense Department organization,management and reform;land forces tactical and non-tactical systems;international and domestic installations and environmental issues;base realignment and closure;National Guard and Reserves issues;stability operations and reconstruction;continuity of business operations and crisis management. He was a member of the Defense Health Board and its NCR BRAC Health Systems Advisory Committee in 2006 to 2009. DuBois was a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Stabilizing Fragile States. He is a member of the International Advisory Council of the United States Institute of Peace,a member of the Princeton University ROTC Board of Directors. He has spoken at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University,at the European Forum Alpbach 2008 in Austria,at the Marine Corps University,Quantico,Virginia,and before audiences of the National Defense Industry Association and the Association of the United States Army.
The Defense Media Activity (DMA) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) field activity. It provides a broad range of high-quality multimedia products and services to inform,educate,and entertain Department of Defense audiences around the world. The Defense Media Activity is located on Fort Meade,Maryland. DoD field activities are established as DoD components by law,by the President,or by the Secretary of Defense to provide for the performance,on a DoD-wide basis,of a supply or service activity that is common to more than one Military Department when it is determined to be more effective,economical,or efficient to do so. DMA operates as a separate DoD Component under the authority,direction and control of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.
David J. Hayes is an American attorney,former government official,and legal scholar who is an adjunct professor of law and the former executive director of the State Energy &Environmental Impact Center at the New York University School of Law. The State Impact Center is dedicated to helping state attorneys general fight against regulatory rollbacks and advocate for clean energy,climate change and environmental values and protections. It was launched in August 2017 with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and is non-partisan.
Robert K. Dawson was United States Assistant Secretary of the Army from 1985 to 1987.
The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations,Energy and Environment is a civilian office within the United States Department of the Army.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy,Installations,and Environment,formerly known as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment,provided management and oversight of military installations worldwide and manages environmental,safety,and occupational health programs for the Department of Defense (DoD). DoD's installations cover some 29,000,000 acres (120,000 km2),with 539,000 buildings and structures valued at more than $700 billion. The responsibilities of the DUSD (I&E) include the development of installation capabilities,programs,and budgets;installation-energy programs and policy;base realignment and closure;privatization of military housing and utilities;and integration of environmental needs into the weapons acquisition process. The DUSD (I&E) is also responsible for environmental management,safety and occupational health;environmental restoration at active and closing bases;conservation of natural and cultural resources;pollution prevention;environmental research and technology;fire protection;and explosives safety. The DUSD (I&E) reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,Technology and Logistics,and is a part of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force is the title of a civilian office in the United States Department of the Air Force. Along with the four other Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force,the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force assists the United States Secretary of the Air Force and the United States Under Secretary of the Air Force.
Michael Lee Connor is an American politician,lawyer and engineer. He has served as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works since November 2021,and served as the United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 2014 to 2017,among other positions in United States Department of the Interior.
William Jordan Gillis is an American government official. He has served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment since March 2020. He previously served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations,Energy and Environment,and earlier as the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations,Energy and Environment from October 16,2017,until January 10,2019.
Meredith Ashley Berger is an American government official who is serving as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment since August 5,2021. From August 25,2021,until April 14,2022,she concurrently served as the designated official Performing the Duties of the United States Under Secretary of the Navy.
Rachel Jacobson is an American attorney and government official who is the assistant secretary of the Army for installations,energy and environment in the Biden administration.
