United States Secretary of Defense | |
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United States Department of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense | |
Style | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
Status | Leader and chief executive |
Abbreviation | SecDef |
Member of | Cabinet National Security Council |
Reports to | President of the United States |
Seat | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 113 50 U.S.C. § 401 |
Precursor | Secretary of War Secretary of the Navy |
Formation | September 17, 1947 |
First holder | James Forrestal |
Succession | Sixth[3] |
Deputy | Deputy Secretary of Defense |
Salary | Executive Schedule, level I[4] |
Website | www |
The United States Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) is the head of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The role was made in 1947. The Secretary of Defense is sixth in line to the United States presidential line of succession.
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