The deputy secretary of defense is a statutory office and the second-highest-ranking official in the Department of Defense of the United States of America.
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.
Ashton Baldwin Carter was an American government official and academic who served as the 25th United States secretary of defense from February 2015 to January 2017. He later served as director of the Belfer Center for Science &International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School.
The Defense Science Board (DSB) is a committee of civilian experts appointed to advise the U.S. Department of Defense on scientific and technical matters. It was established in 1956 on the second Hoover Commission's recommendation.
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.
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.
The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/AQ) is a civilian position in the Department of the Air Force that is appointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. This position is established under Title 10 US Code Section 9016 and is one of five Assistant Secretary positions under the Secretary of the Air Force. The Assistant Secretary reports to the Secretary of the Air Force.
The Office of the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,Logistics,and Technology (ASA(ALT) pronounced A-salt) is known as OASA(ALT). OASA(ALT) serves,when delegated,as the Army Acquisition Executive,the Senior Procurement Executive,the Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Army,and as the senior research and development official for the Department of the Army. The OASA(ALT) also has the principal responsibility for all Department of the Army matters related to logistics.
Amanda Renae Simpson is an American pilot,businesswoman and politician.
The United States under secretary of the Army is the second-highest-ranking civilian official of the United States Department of the Army,serving directly under the United States Secretary of the Army. The Secretary and Under Secretary,together with two military officers,the Chief of Staff of the United States Army and the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army,constitute the senior leaders of the United States Army.
John Jacob Young Jr. was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 2001 to 2005 and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,Technology and Logistics from 2007 to 2009. He is the founder and principal of JY Strategies,LLC.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,abbreviated USD (R&E),is a senior official of the United States Department of Defense. The USD (R&E) is charged with the development and oversight of technology strategy for the DoD. The post has at various times had the titles Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,or Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E). The latter title has itself historically varied between the rank of under secretary and that of assistant secretary.
Malcolm Ross O'Neill was the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,Logistics,and Technology,having been sworn into office by United States Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal on March 10,2010,and resigned June 3,2011.
Claude Milburn Bolton Jr. was a United States Air Force major general who served also as United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,Logistics,and Technology from 2002 to 2008.
Kenneth J. Oscar was Acting United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,Logistics,and Technology from 2001 to 2002.
Larry Oneil Spencer is a retired United States Air Force general who served in many command,comptroller,and leadership roles during the course of his career. Some of his leadership roles included being the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force,commander of the 75th Air Base Wing at Hill AFB,commander of the 72nd Support Group at Tinker AFB,and the commander of the 4th Comptroller Squadron at Seymour Johnson AFB. He retired 1 October 2015 after more than 44 years of service. He received the Defense Distinguished Service Medal,the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal,the Defense Superior Service Medal,and the Legion of Merit.
The U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) is part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,Logistics,and Technology. USAASC is headquartered at Fort Belvoir,Va.
The United States Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) is the officer / NCO corps of the United States Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW),a branch which includes civilians,officers,and NCOs. The Acquisition Corps is composed of army officers who serve in acquisition,a specialized form of product development,fielding,and support and Noncommissioned Officers who specialize in Contracting,Level I Program Management and Purchasing. These officers begin their careers in the other branches of the army for eight years,after which they may elect the Acquisition branch as their career as assistant program managers (APMs),program managers (PMs),and program executive officers (PEOs). The Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) are reclassified in the Army Acquisition NCO Corps after serving 7-10 years in their respective enlisted career management fields,and serve primarily in the Army Acquisition Career Management Field - 51 and (MOS) 51C. 4% percentage of the Army Acquisition Officers serve among the 40,000 members of the army acquisition workforce,6% in MOS 51C - Acquisition,Logistics and Technology Contracting Noncommissioned Officer,and the remainder 90% percentage consist largely of Department of the Army civilians.
Douglas Ross Bush is an American government official who serves as the 7th United States assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition,logistics,and technology.
