the secretary of defense is the principal assistant to the president in all matters relating to the dod.
the secretary of defense is the principal assistant to the president in all matters relating to the dod.
who is the principal assistant to the president in all matters relating to the dod?
secretary of defense
the president exercises this supreme command authority through the civilian secretary of defense, who by federal law is the "head of the department", has "authority direction, and control over the department of defense", and is the "principal assistant to the president in all matters relating to the department of defense." the secretary's principal deputy is the equally civilian deputy secretary of defense who is delegated full powers to act for the secretary of defense. the office of the secretary of defense (osd) is the secretary and deputy secretary's civilian staff, which includes several under secretaries and assistant secretaries of defense with functional oversight responsibilities. the secretaries of the military departments (i.e. secretary of the army, secretary of the navy, and secretary of the air force) are subordinate to the secretary of defense. they have the authority under title 10 of the united states code to "conduct all the affairs" of their respective departments (department of the army, department of the navy, and department of the air force) within which the military services are organized.
organizational structure of the united states department of defense
bullet::::- john mackenzie glen, principal assistant secretary, ministry of labour and national service.









































bullet::::- geoffrey dugdale kirwan, assistant under-secretary of state, home office, lately principal assistant secretary, ministry of home security.









































bullet::::- frank warburton lawton, obe, principal assistant treasury solicitor.









































bullet::::- harvey hugh montgomerie, obe, principal assistant secretary, ministry of works.









































bullet::::- edward herbert ritson, commissioner of inland revenue.









































bullet::::- john rowlatt, mc, parliamentary counsel.









































bullet::::- joseph scholes, obe, director of personnel, general post office.









































bullet::::- griffith goodland williams, principal assistant secretary, ministry of education.









































section::::united kingdom and british empire.:order of the star of india.
1945 birthday honours