Assistant Secretary of Defense is a title used for many high-level executive positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense within the

U.S. 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 secur ...

. The Assistant Secretary of Defense title is junior to Under Secretary of Defense. Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 30 June 1953 increased the number of assistant secretaries. The list of Assistant Secretaries of Defense includes: * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, originally established as the ''Assistant to the Secretary (Director, Office of Public Information)'' by Secretary James V. Forrestal in July 1948. *

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD(HA)) is chartered under United States Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5136.1 in 1994. This DoDD states that the ASD(HA) is the principal advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense o ...

, originally established in 1949 as the ''Chairman, Armed Forces Medical Policy Council.'' The position has been abolished and restored several times. *

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security, or ASD (HD&GS), is responsible for the supervision of DoD homeland defense activities, defense support of civil authorities, and cyber affairs for the Department of ...

, established in 2003 *

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs, or ASD(GSA), is a position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense that develops policy for the Secretary on countering weapons of mass destruction, nuclear forces and missile defens ...

* Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, mandated by the Department of Defense Authorization Act of 1984 (P.L. 98-94, passed 24 September 1983). * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities *

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, or ASD(LA), is the head of the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, responsible for providing support to the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) in his/her dealings with ...

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy Assistant may refer to: * Assistant (by Speaktoit), a virtual assistant app for smartphones * Assistant (software), a software tool to assist in computer configuration * Google Assistant, a virtual assistant by Google * ''The Assistant'' (TV seri ...

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Internal Communications Assistant may refer to: * Assistant (by Speaktoit), a virtual assistant app for smartphones * Assistant (software), a software tool to assist in computer configuration * Google Assistant, a virtual assistant by Google * ''The Assistant'' (TV seri ...

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks & Information Integration The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks & Information Integration (ASD(NII)) was an appointed position that provided management and oversight of all DoD information technology, including national security systems. The ASD(NII) also served as ...

/ Chief Information Officer *

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs In the United States, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs or ASD (ISA) is the principal advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD (P)) and the United States Secretary of Defense on internation ...

* Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering / Chief Technology Officer *

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, formerly known as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness, is one of three assistant secretaries reporting to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Su ...

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, or ASD(A) is one of three assistant secretaries reporting to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. The position is the principal advisor to the Under Secretary of Defe ...

* Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs *Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness The deputy to an Assistant Secretary of Defense has the title ''Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense''.

Assistant Secretaries in the Military Departments

There are also several assistant secretaries in each of the three Military Departments: Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, and the

Department of the Air Force The United States Department of the Air Force (DAF) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Air Force was formed on September 18, 1947, per the National Sec ...

. * Assistant Secretary of the Army *

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (ASN) is the title given to certain civilian senior officials in the United States Department of the Navy. From 1861 to 1954, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy was the second-highest civilian office in the Depar ...

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Assistant Secretary of the Air Force is the title of five civilian officials in the United States Department of the Air Force. They report to and assist the United States Secretary of the Air Force and the United States Under Secretary of the Air ...

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