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United States Secretary of the Navy
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The United States Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is the civilian head of the Department of the Navy. The position was a member of the President's Cabinet until 1947, when the Navy, Army, and newly created Air Force were placed in the Department of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy was placed under the Secretary of Defense.[1]
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The Secretary of the Navy is responsible for, and has the authority under Title 10 of the United States Code, to conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Navy, including: recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing. The Secretary also oversees the construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment and facilities. SECNAV is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies and programs that are consistent with the national security policies and objectives established by the President and the Secretary of Defense.[2][3]
The Department of the Navy consists of two Uniformed Services: the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps.[4] Whenever the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of the Navy has the same powers and duties with respect to the Coast Guard as the Secretary of Homeland Security making it the position with the largest area of responsibilty. when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.[5]
The Office of the Secretary of the Navy and its subordinate officials are known collectively as the Navy Secretariat. Other members of the Secretariat include the Undersecretary of the Navy, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (ASN), the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, the Naval Inspector General, the Chief of Legislative Affairs, and the Chief of Naval Research. The Office of the Secretary of the Navy has sole responsibility within the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Headquarters of the Marine Corps for acquisition, auditing, financial and information management, legislative affairs, public affairs, research, and development.[6]
| Name | Term of Office |
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| Joseph Hewes | 1776 - 1778 |
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- ^ "US CODE: Title 10,5013. Secretary of the Navy". Retrieved on September 23, 2007.
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- ^ "US CODE: Title 10,5013a. Secretary of the Navy: powers with respect to Coast Guard". Retrieved on September 23, 2007.
- ^ "US CODE: Title 10,5014. Office of the Secretary of the Navy". Retrieved on September 23, 2007.
- ^ "Department of the Navy, Office of the General Counsel (DON-OGC) - OGC History". Retrieved on September 23, 2007.
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