Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)

The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) (abbreviated ASN (RDA)) is a civilian office of the United States Department of the Navy. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) requires Senate confirmation, and engages in duties as directed by the United States Secretary of the Navy.[1]

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
Incumbent
James Geurts

since December 5, 2017
Reports toSecretary of the Navy
Under Secretary of the Navy
FormationMarch 1990
First holderGerald A. Cann
WebsiteOfficial website

The office was created in 1990 by merging the duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics) and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Engineering and Systems). The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) is responsible for all of the acquisition functions and programs for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, subject to the guidelines propounded by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) is also in charge of the Office of Naval Research.

President Donald Trump has nominated James Geurts, a former Air Force officer and career civil servant, to be the ASN (RDA).[2]

Organization

Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions), 1990—present

Name Assumed Office Left Office President Appointed By Secretary Served Under
Gerald A. Cann March 1990 January 1993 George H. W. Bush Henry L. Garrett III, Sean O'Keefe
Nora Slatkin October 22, 1993 May 16, 1995 Bill Clinton John Howard Dalton
John W. Douglass November 1995 August 1998 Bill Clinton John Howard Dalton
H. Lee Buchanan III October 2, 1998 January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton Richard Danzig
Paul A. Schneider (acting) January 21, 2001 July 16, 2001 Gordon R. England
John J. Young, Jr. July 17, 2001 November 6, 2005 George W. Bush Gordon R. England
Delores M. Etter November 7, 2005 November 15, 2007 George W. Bush Donald C. Winter
John S. Thackrah (acting) November 16, 2007 July 27, 2008 George W. Bush Donald C. Winter
Sean Stackley July 28, 2008 August 3, 2017 George W. Bush Donald C. Winter, Ray Mabus,
Allison Stiller (acting)[3] August 4, 2017 December 5, 2017 Donald Trump Richard V. Spencer
James Geurts December 5, 2017 Incumbent Donald Trump Richard V. Spencer

References

  1. 10 U.S. Code 5016 re ASN duties
  2. USNI, SOCOM’s James Geurts Nominated to Serve as Navy Acquisition Chief, September 11, 2017
  3. "Allison F. Stiller" (PDF). secnav.navy.mil – United States Secretary of the Navy official website (bio). Retrieved October 9, 2019.
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