The assistant secretary of defense for space policy (ASD(SP)) is a position in the

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responsible for the overall supervision of DoD policy for space warfighting. The officeholder reports to the

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History

It was created by the Department of Defense on October 29, 2020 after it was mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019. Previously, there was a deputy assistant secretary for space policy position that reports to the

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. Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Justin T. Johnson was then appointed to perform the duties of the office.

Organization

* Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy: John F. Plumb ** Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy:

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*** Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy: Mieke Eoyang *** Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Policy: Richard C. Johnson *** Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and Missile Defense: John D. Hill *** Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor:

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Jeffrey Scheidt,

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History

Organization

List of assistant secretaries of defense for space policy

List of principal deputy assistant secretaries of defense for space policy

List of deputy assistant secretaries of defense for space policy

References