Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy
Flag of an Assistant Secretary of Defense
Incumbent Katherine Sutton since September 24, 2025
United States Department of Defense
Abbreviation	ASD(CP)
Reports to	Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Appointer	The president with Senate advice and consent
Term length	Appointed
Formation	March 29, 2024 [1]
First holder	Michael Sulmeyer
Salary	Executive Schedule
Website	Official website

The assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy (ASD(CP)) is a position in the United States Department of Defense responsible for the overall supervision of DoD policy for cyber warfighting. The officeholder reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

List of assistant secretaries of defense for cyber policy

No.	Assistant Secretary		Term			Ref.
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy
-		Ashley Manning Acting	March 29, 2024	August 6, 2024	130 days	-
1		Michael Sulmeyer	August 6, 2024	January 20, 2025	167 days	[2]
-		Ashley Manning Acting	January 20, 2025	March 17, 2025	56 days	[3]
-		Laurie Buckhout Acting	March 17, 2025	September 5, 2025 [4]	172 days	-
-		Austin Dahmer Acting	September 5, 2025	September 24, 2025	19 days	-
2		Katherine Sutton	September 24, 2025	Incumbent	44 days	-

References

1. "DOD establishes Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy | IBM". www.ibm.com. April 22, 2024.
2. "Department of Defense Announces First Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy". U.S. Department of Defense.
3. "Ashley Manning". U.S. Department of Defense.
4. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/laurie-moe-buckhout-003a5a7_its-been-a-busy-summer-spent-with-some-extraordinary-activity-7362648098004688896-hRT-