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The secretary of defense, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, is by federal law (10 U.S.C. § 113) the head of the Department of Defense, "the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to Department of Defense", and has "authority, direction and control over the Department of Defense".
“The Deputy Secretary shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Secretary when the Secretary dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office ...
The President of the United States is, according to the Constitution, the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces and Chief Executive of the Federal Government. The Secretary of Defense is the "Principal Assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense", and is vested with statutory authority (10 U.S.C. § 113) to lead the Department and all of its component ...
This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation.Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States, certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate.
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 ...
The secretary is the Defense Department’s chief executive officer. He (until now there has only been a “he”) is also the department’s most senior outward-looking “face.”
Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Defense Secretary raised eyebrows in Washington, though he has held on thus far ahead of his being sworn in as head of the Pentagon on January 15.
Like former defense secretary James Mattis, [59] Austin required a congressional waiver of the National Security Act of 1947 to bypass the ten-year waiting period after leaving active-duty military, as prescribed by 10 U.S.C. § 113 (a), in order to be appointed as secretary of defense. [58]