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Department of Defense

INCUMBENT
	Party	Republican
	Name	Pete Hegseth
	Won	01/24/2025
	Votes	51 (50.50%)
	Margin	1 (+0.99%)
	Term	01/25/2025 - 01/20/2029

	Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs	Daniel Zimmerman	0	+27.08%
	Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment	Dale Marks	0	+46.94%
	Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness	Anthony Tata	0	+6.12%
	Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering	Emil Michael	0	+11.34%
Administration
	Deputy Secretary of Defense	Stephen Feinberg	0	+19.19%
	Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence	Bradley Hansell	0	+27.08%
	Under Secretary of Defense for Policy	Elbridge Colby	0	+9.09%
	Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics	Michael Duffey	0	+5.15%
Division
	Homeland Defense
Subordinate Organizations
	Department of the Army	Dan Driscoll	0	+40.43%
	Department of the Navy	John Phelan	0	+34.78%
	Department of the Air Force	Troy E. Meink	0	+49.49%

Cabinet DETAILS

Parents

> United States > U.S. Executive

Website

http://www.defenselink.mil

Established

September 18, 1947

Disbanded

Still Active

Contributor

U Ole Polecat

Last Modified

Scott³ March 28, 2010 08:19pm

Description

Order 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
Obama Executive Order... [Link]

HISTORY