The United States under secretary of the Army is the second-highest-ranking civilian official of the
United States Department of the Army
The United States Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the U.S. The Department of the Army is the federal government agency within which the United States Army (U.S.) is or ...
, serving
directly under 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 ...
. The Secretary and Under Secretary, together with two military officers, the
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
The chief of staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory position in the United States Army held by a general officer. As the highest-ranking officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Army, the chief is the principal military advisor and ...
and the
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
The vice chief of staff of the Army (VCSA) is the principal deputy to the chief of staff of the Army, and is the second-highest-ranking officer on active duty in the Department of the Army.
The vice chief of staff generally handles the day-to-d ...
, constitute the senior leaders of the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...
.
The following officials report to the Under Secretary of the Army: the
, the
, the
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 ...
, the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), the
, and 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.
U.S. law provides that the General Co ...
. There is also a Deputy Under Secretary of the Army who assists the Under Secretary in his tasks, including direction of the
Army Science Board and the Army Analytics Group, and oversight of the Army's test and evaluation efforts.
The position of Under Secretary of the Army was vacant beginning on January 20, 2021. Christopher Lowman was the senior official performing the duties of Under Secretary, pending either the appointment of an Acting Under Secretary or the confirmation of an Under Secretary. On July 13, 2021, President
Joe Biden announced he would nominate former
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Gabriel Camarillo to the post of Undersecretary of the Army. Camarillo was confirmed by voice vote on February 2, 2022.
History
The office was created in 1947 as part of the general reorganization of the
United States Armed Forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consists of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United States is ...
occasioned by the
National Security Act of 1947. The office was initially styled "Under Secretary of War" and was created by
Department of War General Order 67, dated July 25, 1947.
Three weeks later, on August 16, 1947, Department of War Circular 225 redesignated the position as "Under Secretary of the Army".
List of Under Secretaries of the Army
The following men have held the post:
References
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United States Army civilians
1947 establishments in the United States
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