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  Department of Defense - History
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Websitehttp://www.defenselink.mil
Established September 18, 1947
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedScott³ March 28, 2010 08:19pm
DescriptionOrder of Succession for Top Defense Positions (effective March 1, 2010):
(1) Deputy Secretary of Defense
(2) Secretary of the Army
(3) Secretary of the Navy
(4) Secretary of the Air Force
(5) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
(6) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
(7) Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
(8) Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
(9) Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
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RACES [Show Primaries]
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Date Type Results
Jan 20, 2025 Confirmation
 Kathleen H. Hicks
0
0.00%
 Christine Wormuth
0
0.00%
 Michèle A. Flournoy
0
0.00%
 Christopher C. Miller
0
0.00%
 Tom Cotton
0
0.00%
 Mike Pompeo
0
0.00%
 Robert O'Brien
0
0.00%
  Michael Waltz
0
0.00%
 John Ratcliffe
0
0.00%
 Richard Grenell
0
0.00%
 Lee M. Zeldin
0
0.00%
Jan 22, 2021 Confirmation
 Lloyd J. Austin
93
97.89%
  Reject
2
2.11%
Jan 20, 2021 Acting
 David L. Norquist
1
100.00%
Nov 09, 2020 Acting
 Christopher C. Miller
1
100.00%
Jul 23, 2019 Confirmation
 Mark T. Esper(I)
90
91.84%
  Reject
8
8.16%
Jul 15, 2019 Acting
 Richard V. Spencer
1
100.00%
Jun 18, 2019 Acting
 Mark T. Esper
1
100.00%
Dec 23, 2018 Acting
 Patrick M. Shanahan
1
100.00%
Jan 20, 2017 Confirmation
 James Mattis
98
98.99%
  Reject
1
1.01%
Feb 12, 2015 Confirmation
 Ashton B. "Ash" Carter
93
94.90%
  Reject
5
5.10%
Feb 26, 2013 Confirmation
 Chuck Hagel
58
58.59%
  Reject
41
41.41%
Jun 21, 2011 Appointment
 Leon E. Panetta
100
100.00%
  Reject
0
0.00%
Dec 06, 2006 Confirmation
 Robert M. Gates
95
97.94%
  Reject
2
2.06%
Jan 20, 2001 Confirmation
 Donald H. Rumsfeld
100
100.00%
Jan 24, 1997 Confirmation
 William S. Cohen
99
100.00%
Feb 03, 1994 Confirmation
 William J. Perry
97
100.00%
Jan 21, 1993 Confirmation
 Les Aspin
1
100.00%
Mar 21, 1989 Confirmation
 Dick Cheney
92
100.00%
Mar 09, 1989 Confirmation
  Reject
53
53.00%
 John G. Tower
47
47.00%
Nov 23, 1987 Confirmation
 Frank C. Carlucci
91
98.91%
  Reject
1
1.09%
Jan 21, 1981 Confirmation
 Caspar W. Weinberger
97
97.98%
  Reject
2
2.02%
Jan 21, 1977 Confirmation
 Harold Brown
1
100.00%
Nov 20, 1975 Confirmation
 Donald H. Rumsfeld
95
97.94%
  Reject
2
2.06%
Jul 02, 1973 Confirmation
 James R. Schlesinger
1
100.00%
Jan 30, 1973 Confirmation
 Elliot L. Richardson
81
98.78%
  Reject
1
1.22%
Jan 22, 1969 Confirmation
 Melvin R. Laird Jr.
1
100.00%
Mar 01, 1968 Confirmation
 Clark M. Clifford
1
100.00%
Jan 21, 1961 Confirmation
 Robert S. McNamara
1
100.00%
Dec 02, 1959 Confirmation
 Thomas Sovereign Gates, Jr.
1
100.00%
Oct 09, 1957 Confirmation
 Neil H. McElroy
1
100.00%
Jan 28, 1953 Confirmation
 Charles E. Wilson
77
92.77%
  Reject
6
7.23%
Sep 17, 1951 Confirmation
 Robert A. Lovett
1
100.00%
Sep 21, 1950 Confirmation
 George C. Marshall
57
83.82%
  Reject
11
16.18%
Mar 28, 1949 Confirmation
 Louis A. Johnson
1
100.00%
Sep 17, 1947 Confirmation
 James V. Forrestal
1
100.00%

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