United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense is the title for several high-ranking posts in the U.S. Department of Defense. Officials are appointed Deputy Undersecretary of Defense by the President and are confirmed by the Senate by majority vote.
The Deputy Undersecretaries of Defense report to the Undersecretary of Defense in charge of their department; the Undersecretaries of Defense, in turn, report to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Defense. All Assistant Secretaries of Defense report to a Deputy Undersecretary of Defense.
Current Deputy Undersecretary of Defense positions are:
- Deputy Undersecretary for Intelligence
- Deputy Undersecretary for Policy
- Deputy Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness
- Deputy Undersecretary for Management Reform
- Deputy Undersecretary for Financial Management
- Deputy Undersecretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
- Deputy Undersecretary for Logistics
- Deputy Undersecretary for Installations and Environment
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