Assistant Secretary of the Army is a title used to describe various civilian officials in the United States Department of the Army.
Present assistant secretaries
At present, there are five offices bearing the title of Assistant Secretary of the Army:
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment) Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
The general counsel is equivalent in rank to the assistant secretaries.
The five assistant secretaries and the GC report to and assist the secretary and under secretary of the Army.
By law, the assistant secretaries "shall be appointed from civilian life by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate".10 U.S.C. § 3016(a)
History
The office of assistant secretary of the Army was established at the time of the creation of the United States Department of Defense in 1947, and assumed many of the duties previously carried out by the assistant secretary of war in the United States Department of War. In February 1950, a second office, Assistant Secretary of the Army (General Management) was added. In May 1952, Assistant Secretary of the Army Earl D. Johnson's office was renamed Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research and Materiel), making Jones the last individual to bear the stand-alone title of Assistant Secretary of the Army. In addition to the current offices bearing the title of Assistant Secretary of the Army, several individuals have held office as some type of assistant secretary, as shown below.
Former assistant secretaries Army (1947–1952)
NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident appointed bySecretary served underGordon GraySeptember 24, 1947 May 24, 1948Harry S. TrumanKenneth Claiborne RoyallTracy VoorheesJune 17, 1948August 21, 1949Harry S. TrumanKenneth Claiborne Royall, Gordon GrayEarl D. JohnsonMay 31, 1950May 7, 1952Harry S. TrumanFrank Pace
General management (1950–1953)
NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident appointed bySecretary served underKarl BendetsenFebruary 2, 1950May 6, 1952Harry S. TrumanFrank PaceFrancis ShackelfordAugust 26, 195220 January 1953Harry S. TrumanKenneth Claiborne Royall, Gordon Gray
Research and materiel (1952)
NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident appointed bySecretary served underEarl D. JohnsonMay 7, 1952October 20, 1952Harry S. TrumanFrank Pace
Materiel (1953–1954)
NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident appointed bySecretary served underJohn SlezakMay 4, 1953February 7, 1954Dwight D. EisenhowerRobert T. Stevens
Civil-military affairs (1954–1958)
NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident appointed bySecretary served underGeorge H. RoderickAugust 26, 1954February 29, 1957Dwight D. EisenhowerRobert T. Stevens, Wilber M. BruckerDewey Jackson ShortMarch 15, 1957November 1958Dwight D. EisenhowerWilber M. Brucker
References
External links 10 U.S.C. § 3016, specifying the duties of the Assistant Secretaries of the Army