United States Deputy Secretary of Defense

The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense is the second-highest ranking official in the United States Department of Defense. According to the U.S. Defense department website, the Deputy Secretary has the authority to

"[A]ct for the Secretary of Defense and exercise the powers of the Secretary on any and all matters for which the Secretary is authorized to act pursuant to law."

The post of Deputy Secretary of Defense is currently held by William J. Lynn III.

List of Deputy Secretaries

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References

v • d • e United States Deputy Secretaries of Defense Early · Lovett · Kyes · Anderson · Quarles · Gates · Douglas · Gilpatric · Vance · Nitze · Packard · Clements · Duncan · Claytor · Carlucci · Thayer · Taft · Atwood · Perry · Deutch · White · Hamre · de Leon · Wolfowitz · England

v • d • e Agencies under the United States Department of Defense Headquarters: The Pentagon Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense · Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee · Office of Net Assessment · Pentagon Force Protection Agency · Defense Criminal Investigative Service Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · Missile Defense Agency · Defense Contract Management Agency · Defense Logistics Agency · Defense Technical Information Center · Defense Threat Reduction Agency · Office of Economic Adjustment · Defense Acquisition University · Business Transformation Agency Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Defense Security Cooperation Agency · Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Defense Contract Audit Agency · Defense Finance and Accounting Service Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Defense Commissary Agency · Department of Defense Education Activity · DoD Human Resources Activity · Military Health System · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute · Office of the Chancellor for Education and Professional Development Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Defense Intelligence Agency · Defense Security Service · Defense Information Systems Agency · National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency · National Reconnaissance Office · National Security Agency Service Departments Army: United States Army, Secretary Navy: United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, Secretary Air Force: United States Air Force, Secretary Joint Chiefs of Staff · Unified Combatant Command

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