Joe the incompetent
2024-01-08 06:10:01 UTC
The secretary of defense oversees the Defense Department and acts as the
principal defense policymaker and adviser.
Deputy Secretary of Defense
The deputy secretary of defense is in charge of the Defense Departments
day-to-day business. The primary responsibility is managing the defense
budget and executing the priorities of the secretary of defense.
The secretary of defense, appointed by the president with the advice and
consent of the Senate, is by federal law (10 U.S.C. § 113) the head of the
Department of Defense, "the principal assistant to the President in all
matters relating to Department of Defense", and has "authority, direction
and control over the Department of Defense". Because the Constitution
vests all military authority in Congress and the president, the statutory
authority of the secretary of defense is derived from their constitutional
authorities. Since it is impractical for either Congress or the president
to participate in every piece of Department of Defense affairs, the
secretary of defense and the secretary's subordinate officials generally
exercise military authority.
As the head of DoD, all officials, employees and service members are
"under" the secretary of defense. Some of those high-ranking officials,
civil and military (outside of OSD and the Joint Staff) are: the secretary
of the Army, secretary of the Navy, and secretary of the Air Force, Army
chief of staff, commandant of the Marine Corps, chief of naval operations,
Air Force chief of staff, chief of space operations, and chief of the
National Guard Bureau and the combatant commanders of the Combatant
Commands. All these high-ranking positions, civil and military, require
Senate confirmation.
The Department of Defense is composed of the Office of the Secretary of
Defense (OSD), the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and the Joint Staff (JS),
Office of the Inspector General (DODIG), the Combatant Commands, the
Military Departments (Department of the Army (DA), Department of the Navy
(DON) & Department of the Air Force (DAF)), the Defense Agencies and DoD
Field Activities, the National Guard Bureau (NGB), and such other offices,
agencies, activities, organizations, and commands established or
designated by law, or by the president or by the secretary of defense.
Joe Biden would be derelict in his duty as POTUS to be unaware of
Secretary of Defense status.
principal defense policymaker and adviser.
Deputy Secretary of Defense
The deputy secretary of defense is in charge of the Defense Departments
day-to-day business. The primary responsibility is managing the defense
budget and executing the priorities of the secretary of defense.
The secretary of defense, appointed by the president with the advice and
consent of the Senate, is by federal law (10 U.S.C. § 113) the head of the
Department of Defense, "the principal assistant to the President in all
matters relating to Department of Defense", and has "authority, direction
and control over the Department of Defense". Because the Constitution
vests all military authority in Congress and the president, the statutory
authority of the secretary of defense is derived from their constitutional
authorities. Since it is impractical for either Congress or the president
to participate in every piece of Department of Defense affairs, the
secretary of defense and the secretary's subordinate officials generally
exercise military authority.
As the head of DoD, all officials, employees and service members are
"under" the secretary of defense. Some of those high-ranking officials,
civil and military (outside of OSD and the Joint Staff) are: the secretary
of the Army, secretary of the Navy, and secretary of the Air Force, Army
chief of staff, commandant of the Marine Corps, chief of naval operations,
Air Force chief of staff, chief of space operations, and chief of the
National Guard Bureau and the combatant commanders of the Combatant
Commands. All these high-ranking positions, civil and military, require
Senate confirmation.
The Department of Defense is composed of the Office of the Secretary of
Defense (OSD), the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and the Joint Staff (JS),
Office of the Inspector General (DODIG), the Combatant Commands, the
Military Departments (Department of the Army (DA), Department of the Navy
(DON) & Department of the Air Force (DAF)), the Defense Agencies and DoD
Field Activities, the National Guard Bureau (NGB), and such other offices,
agencies, activities, organizations, and commands established or
designated by law, or by the president or by the secretary of defense.
Joe Biden would be derelict in his duty as POTUS to be unaware of
Secretary of Defense status.