The Secretary of Defense is in charge of active duty armed forces. Activities regarding former service members are overseen by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The United States Department of Defense is part of the executive branch of the United States government. The head of the Department of Defense is the Secretary of Defense, who is a member of the President's cabinet. Other countries have their own equivalents, which are usually presided over by a Minister of Defense.
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The Department of Defense (DoD) is overseen by the Secretary of Defense, who is a member of the President's Cabinet. As of my last update, the Secretary of Defense is Lloyd J. Austin III. The Secretary is responsible for coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government related to national security and the armed forces.
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Yes. The department of Justice is under the President. The Attorney General heads it and he is a cabinet member.
Secretary of Defense
Yes, she is; she heads the state department.
The Secretary of Defense is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and is by custom a member of the cabinet, and by law a member of the National Security Council. An individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
The cabinet member that is in charge of foreign affairs is the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is John Kerry who is a former Senator of Massachusetts.
In theory, it is the Secretary of Labor.
Secretary of Homeland Security