Assistant Secretary of the Army is a title used to describe various civilian officials in the
United States Department of the Army
The United States Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the United States Department of Defense, Department of Defense of the U.S. The Department of the Army is the Federal government of the United States ...
.
Present Assistant Secretaries of the Army
At present, there are five offices bearing the title of Assistant Secretary of the Army:
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Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
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Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), abbreviated ASA(CW), is an office of the United States Department of the Army responsible for overseeing the civil functions of the United States Army. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil ...
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The
General Counsel of the Army
The General Counsel of the Army (also known as the Army General Counsel, abbreviated AGC) is the chief legal officer of the U.S. Department of the Army and senior legal advisor to the Secretary of the Army.
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is equivalent in rank to the Assistant Secretaries.
The five Assistant Secretaries and the GC report to and assist the
United States Secretary of the Army
The secretary of the Army (SA or SECARMY) 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, insta ...
and the
United States Under Secretary of the Army
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, togethe ...
.
By law, the Assistant Secretaries "shall be appointed from
civilian
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life by the
President
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, by and with the
advice and consent
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of the
Senate
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History
The office of Assistant Secretary of the Army was established at the time of the creation of the
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national secu ...
in 1947, and assumed many of the duties previously carried out by the
United States Assistant Secretary of War
The United States Assistant Secretary of War was the second–ranking official within the American Department of War from 1861 to 1867, from 1882 to 1883, and from 1890 to 1940. According to thMilitary Laws of the United States "The act of August ...
in the
United States Department of War
The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, a ...
. In February 1950, a second office, Assistant Secretary of the Army (General Management) was added. In May 1952, Assistant Secretary of the Army
Earl D. Johnson's office was renamed Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research and Materiel), making Jones the last individual to bear the stand-alone title of Assistant Secretary of the Army. In addition to the current offices bearing the title of Assistant Secretary of the Army, several individuals have held office as some type of Assistant Secretary, as shown below.
James E. Hewes, Jr., ''From Root to McNamara: Army Organization and Administration'' (1975), pp. 381-382
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Assistant Secretaries of the Army, 1947—1952
Assistant Secretaries of the Army (General Management), 1950—1953
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research and Materiel), 1952
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Materiel), 1953—1954
Assistant Secretaries of the Army (Civil-Military Affairs), 1954—1958
References
External links
10 U.S.C. § 3016, specifying the duties of the Assistant Secretaries of the Army
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