Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates.
The US Department of Defense was originally called the US War Department.
The Department of Defense is in charge of the U.S. military.
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The position of Secretary of War refers to the leader of the War Department. This agency and position was disbanded in the US in 1947, after WWII. The most similar agency in the US is now the Department of Defense, headed by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
The Secretary of Defense supervises the military and make recommendations for military appropriations. The Secretary reports to the President and he is the commander-in-chief of all IS militarry forces,
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US Department of Defense
The US Department of Defense is part of the Executive branch, answerable directly to the President of the United States.
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The basic components of the US Defense Department are the Department of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.
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