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*[http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/secdef_histories/ Histories of the Secretaries of Defense] |
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Revision as of 23:00, 27 July 2004
The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense concerned with the armed services and military matters. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet.
This position was created in 1947, when the Navy, Army, and newly created Air Force were merged into the new National Military Establishment. In the same massive reorganization, the Secretary of the Navy was changed to a non-Cabinet position placed under the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of War was replaced by the Secretary of the Army, also a non-Cabinet position under the Secretary of Defense. In 1949, the National Military Establishment was renamed the Department of Defense, which remains the current name of the department.
Within the United States Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense is often referred to as SECDEF.
A Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense specialises in a particular set of defense issues; e.g., the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Civilian Personnel Policy) -- DASD(CPP), the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I Acquisition) DASD(C3IA), and so on.