The assistant secretary of the Navy (financial management and comptroller) (abbreviated ASN FM) is a civilian office of the United States Department of the Navy. The assistant secretary of the Navy (financial management and comptroller) is responsible for managing and directing all of the financial matters, including the annual budgets, of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. The assistant secretary of the Navy (financial management and comptroller) is also the comptroller of the Department of the Navy. The assistant secretary of the Navy (financial management and comptroller) reports to the under secretary of the Navy.
The office was established in 1954; disestablished in 1958; and then re-established in 1961. In June 1981, the office was re-designated as Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller), but in March 1984, the name switched back to Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller).
Assistant secretaries of the navy (financial management and comptroller), 1954—present
NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident appointed bySecretary served underWilliam B. FrankeOctober 4, 1954April 16, 1957Dwight D. EisenhowerCharles ThomasJ. Sinclair ArmstrongMay 28, 1957January 2, 1959Thomas S. Gates, Jr.Victor M. LongstreetSeptember 14, 1962December 31, 1965John F. KennedyFred KorthPaul NitzeCharles F. BairdMarch 7, 1966August 1, 1967Lyndon B. JohnsonPaul NitzeCharles Arthur BowsherDecember 18, 1967June 30, 1971Paul Robert IgnatiusJohn ChafeeFrank P. SandersAugust 2, 1971May 5, 1972Richard NixonJohn ChafeeRobert D. NesenMay 31, 1972May 15, 1974John WarnerGary D. PenistenOctober 15, 1974May 20, 1977Gerald FordJ. William MiddendorfGeorge A. PeapplesNovember 3, 1977September 1980Jimmy CarterW. Graham Claytor, Jr.Edward HidalgoRobert H. ConnNote: Conn's title was "Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management)" from June 1981 to March 1984.May 1981December 15, 1988Ronald ReaganEdward HidalgoJohn LehmanJim WebbWilliam L. BallRear Admiral James M. Seely (Acting)December 18, 1988January 1990Ronald ReaganGeorge H. W. BushWilliam L. BallHenry L. Garrett IIIRobert C. McCormackJanuary 12, 1990January 5, 1993George H. W. BushHenry L. Garrett IIISean O'KeefeAlbert V. Conte (Acting)January 10, 1993December 11, 1993John Howard DaltonDeborah P. ChristieMarch 16, 1994March 12, 1998Bill ClintonGladys J. Commons (Acting)March 20, 1998October 15, 1998Charles P. NemfakosNovember 5, 1998July 2, 2001Richard DanzigDionel M. AvilesJuly 17, 2001October 8, 2004George W. BushGordon R. EnglandRobert L. Panek (Acting)October 9, 2004October 25, 2004Richard Greco, Jr.October 26, 20042007Gordon R. EnglandDonald C. WinterDouglas A. Brook2007January 20, 2009George W. BushBarack ObamaDonald C. WinterGladys J. CommonsNovember 3, 2009August 29, 2013Barack ObamaRay MabusSusan J. RabernAugust 30, 2013January 20, 2017Joseph B. Marshall, Jr. (Acting)January 20, 2017January 2, 2018Donald TrumpSean Stackley (Acting)Thomas W. HarkerJanuary 2, 2018January 20, 2021Donald TrumpRichard SpencerKenneth BraithwaiteAlaleh Jenkins (Acting)January 20, 2021January 3, 2023Joe BidenThomas Harker (Acting)Carlos Del ToroRussell RumbaughJanuary 3, 2023January 20, 2025Joe BidenCarlos Del ToroAlaleh Jenkins (Acting)January 20, 2025Present Donald TrumpTerence G. Emmert (Acting)John PhelanHung Cao (acting)
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External links Navy Library Profile of the Office Website of the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (Financial Management)