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United States Secretary of Defense - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (573 words) |
 | The Secretary is appointed by the President with the approval of the Senate, and is a member of the Cabinet. |
| In the same massive reorganization, the Secretary of War was replaced by the Secretary of the Army and, along with the Secretary of the Navy and the new Secretary of the Air Force, became a non-Cabinet position placed under the Secretary of Defense. |
| The SecDef, as the head of the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense, is assisted by a Deputy Secretary and five Under Secretaries in the fields of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer; Intelligence; Personnel and Readiness; and arguably the most important, Policy. |
| United States Secretary of the Treasury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (475 words) |
| The Secretary is responsible for formulating and recommending domestic and international financial, economic, and tax policy, participating in the formulation of broad fiscal policies that have general significance for the economy, and managing the public debt. |
| Because of the resignation of Deputy Secretary of Treasury Roger Altman in August 1994, Under Secretary of Treasury for Domestic Finance Frank Newman served from December 22, 1994 to January 11, 1995 as Acting Secretary of Treasury. |
| If both the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury are unable to carry out the duties of the office of Secretary of the Treasury, then whichever Treasury official of Under Secretary rank sworn in earliest assumes the role of Acting Secretary. |
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