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The deputy secretary of defense is in charge of the Defense Department’s day-to-day business. The primary responsibility is managing the defense budget and executing the defense secretary’s priorities.
Kathleen H. Hicks is the 35th deputy secretary of defense, sworn in on Feb. 9, 2021. Most recently, she served as senior vice president and director of the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Previously, she served in varying leadership roles within DOD, including principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, leading the development of the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance.
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The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security.

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The deputy secretary of defense ( acronym : DepSecDef ) is a statutory office ( 10 U.S.C. § 132 ) and the second-highest-ranking official in the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

The deputy secretary is the principal civilian deputy to the secretary of defense , and is appointed by the president , with the advice and consent of the Senate . The deputy secretary, by statute, is designated as the DoD chief management officer and must be a civilian , at least seven years removed from service as a commissioned officer on active-duty at the date of appointment. [3]

The current deputy secretary of defense is Kathleen Hicks , effective February 8, 2021. Hicks is the first woman to serve in this role.

Public Law 81–36, April 2, 1949, originally established this position as the under secretary of defense , however Public Law 81-2 16, August 10, 1949, a.k.a. the 1949 Amendments to the National Security Act of 1947 , changed the title to Deputy Secretary of Defense. Former assistant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt , Stephen Early , became the first officer holder when he was sworn-in on May 2, 1949. [1]

Public Law 92-596, October 27, 1972, established a second deputy secretary of defense position, with both deputies performing duties as prescribed by the secretary of defense. The second deputy position was not filled until December 1975. Robert Ellsworth , serving from December 23, 1975, until January 10, 1977, was the only one to ever hold that office. Public Law 95-140, October 21, 1977, established two under secretaries of defense and abolished the second deputy position. [1]

By delegation, the deputy secretary of defense has full power and authority to act for the secretary of defense and to exercise the powers of the secretary of defense on any and all matters for which the secretary is authorized to act pursuant to statute or executive order. [1] The deputy secretary is first in the line of succession to the secretary of defense.

The typical role of the deputy secretary of defense is to oversee the day-to-day business and lead the internal management processes of the $500-billion-plus Department of Defense budget, that is as its chief operating officer ; while the secretary of defense as the chief executive officer focuses on the big issues of the day, ongoing military operations, high-profile congressional hearings, attending meetings of the National Security Council , and directly advising the president on defense issues.

Prior to February 1, 2018, the deputy secretary of defense also served as the department's chief management officer, to whom the deputy chief management officer reported, but those responsibilities were split into a new chief management officer of the Department of Defense position. [4]

The deputy secretary, among the office's many responsibilities, chairs the Senior Level Review Group (SLRG), before 2005 known as Defense Resources Board (DRB), which provides department-wide budgetary allocation recommendations to the Secretary and the President. Traditionally, the deputy secretary has been the civilian official guiding the process of the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).

The deputy secretary of defense chairs the Special Access Program Oversight Committee (SAPOC), which has oversight responsibilities and provides recommendations with respect to changes in status of the Department's Special Access Programs , for either the deputy secretary defense or the secretary of defense to make.

Madam Deputy Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal)
August 9, 1949 [a] September 30, 1950 [b] [1]

January 3, 2006 [c] February 11, 2009 [7]

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The United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury , in the United States government, advises and assists the Secretary of the Treasury in the supervision and direction of the Department of the Treasury and its activities, and succeeds the Secretary in the secretary's absence, sickness, or unavailability. The Deputy Secretary plays a primary role in the formulation and execution of Treasury policies and programs in all aspects of the Department's activities. [1]
In addition, the Deputy Secretary is the only official other than the secretary who can sign a Treasury order, which is a document that delegates authority residing in the secretary or Deputy Secretary to another Treasury official, establishes Treasury policy, and establishes the reporting relationships and supervision of officials. [2] Former deputy secretaries include Roger Altman , [3] Lawrence Summers , [4] Stuart E. Eizenstat , [5] Kenneth W. Dam , [6] and Samuel Bodman . [7]

The office of Deputy Secretary is the successor of the "Under Secretary of the Treasury", the former chief deputy to the secretary. Today, several officials hold the title of "Under Secretary" of the Treasury. Among those who served as under secretary when it was the number-two position in the department include Dean Acheson , Henry Morgenthau Jr. , John W. Hanes II , and O. Max Gardner (1946–47). [8] [9]

The prior Deputy Secretary was Justin Muzinich . President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Muzinich on March 13, 2018. The nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on a vote of 55–44. [10] [11]

The current Deputy Secretary is Wally Adeyemo , who is serving in the Biden administration and is the first African American Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.

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The deputy secretary of commerce is a high-ranking position within the U.S. Department of Commerce . It was created on December 13, 1979, when President Jimmy Carter sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and nominated Luther H. Hodges Jr. , who then currently held the title of under secretary of commerce . The deputy secretary serves as the department’s chief operating officer, with responsibility for the day-to-day management of its approximately $11.4 billion budget, 13 operating units, and 46,000 employees. In that capacity, the deputy secretary is also a member of the President’s Management Council . The current deputy secretary is Don Graves , who was sworn in on May 14, 2021.

The deputy secretary serves as the principal deputy of the secretary of commerce in all matters affecting the department and performs continuing and special duties as the secretary may assign including, as may be specified by the secretary, the exercise of policy direction and general supervision over operating units not placed under other Secretarial Officers or other Department officials. In addition, the deputy secretary acts as secretary if the secretary has died, resigned, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of secretary.

Rebecca M. Blank was the deputy secretary of commerce until she stepped down on May 31, 2013. She was confirmed by unanimous consent by the U.S. Senate in March 2012. She had been serving as acting deputy secretary since November 18, 2010. [1] She replaced Dennis F. Hightower , who was deputy secretary of commerce from August 2009 to August 2010. [2]

Patrick D. Gallagher was appointed acting deputy secretary on June 1, 2013. [3] Bruce H. Andrews was confirmed as the next deputy secretary on July 24, 2014.

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