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He was succeeded by Assistant Navy Secretary Sean Stackley, who became acting secretary pending the confirmation of a new permanent secretary. [ 87 ] [ 101 ] Mabus was one of only a few national security officials to serve continuously during Obama's entire tenure [ 87 ] and the longest-serving secretary of the navy since Josephus Daniels , who ...
The Department of the Navy (DoN) consists of two uniformed services: the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. [4] The secretary of the Navy is responsible for, and has statutory authority (10 U.S.C. § 8013) to "conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Navy", i.e. as its chief executive officer, subject to the limits of the law, and the directions of the president and ...
On September 18, 2015, it was announced that Davidson had been nominated by President Barack Obama to become Under Secretary of the United States Navy. [15] She was confirmed by the United States Congress and assumed her post on March 17, 2016.
On December 5, 2014, President Obama nominated former Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter as his fourth Secretary of Defense. [85] On February 12, 2015, the Senate confirmed Carter in a 93–5 vote. [86] He took office on February 17, 2015.
During the presidential transition of Barack Obama, Work was a member of the Department of Defense Transition Team, focusing on the transition at the United States Department of the Navy. President Barack Obama nominated Work as Under Secretary of the Navy and Work was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 19, 2009.
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
The Under Secretary of the Navy is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the United States Department of the Navy. The Under Secretary, called the "Under" in Pentagon slang, reports to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). Before the creation of the Under Secretary's office, the second-highest civilian at the Department of the Navy was ...
President-elect Donald Trump's newest round of cabinet nominations includes another Florida influence. He tapped businessman John Phelan to serve as his United States Secretary of the Navy.