Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)W
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, abbreviated USD(C)/CFO, is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense for all budgetary and fiscal matters, including the development and execution of the Defense Department's annual budget.

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and SustainmentW
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, or USD(A&S), is a senior civilian official in the Office of the Secretary of Defense within the Department of Defense. USD(A&S) is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense for all matters concerning Departmental acquisition and sustainment.

Under Secretary of Defense for IntelligenceW
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence or USD(I) is a high-ranking civilian position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) within the U.S. Department of Defense that acts as the principal civilian advisor and deputy to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense on matters relating to military intelligence. The Under Secretary is appointed from civilian life by the President and confirmed by the Senate to serve at the pleasure of the President.

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and ReadinessW
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, or USD (P&R), is a high-ranking civilian position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) within the United States Department of Defense responsible for advising the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense on recruitment, career development, pay and benefits, and oversight of the state of military readiness. The Under Secretary is appointed from civilian life by the President and confirmed by the Senate to serve at the pleasure of the President.

United States Principal Deputy Under Secretary of DefenseW
United States Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (PDUSD) is the title for several high-ranking posts in the U.S. Department of Defense. Formerly, there also existed the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (DUSD). Some of these positions require appointment by the President and are confirmed by the Senate by majority vote. There are currently five PDUSDs and no DUSDs. The use of these titles was severely restricted by the FY2010 and FY2011 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). PDUSDs and DUSDs report, either directly or indirectly, to an Under Secretary of Defense.

Edward C. Aldridge Jr.W
Edward C. Aldridge Jr.

Edward "Pete" Cleveland Aldridge Jr. is an aerospace engineer and former government official in the U.S. Defense Department. He was also selected as a payload specialist for the Space Shuttle mission STS-62-A, scheduled to launch in July 1986. The mission was canceled after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in January 1986 and Aldridge never flew.

Kari BingenW
Kari Bingen

Kari Bingen is an American policy analyst and government official who currently serves as Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, which is the second-highest ranking civilian intelligence job in The Pentagon. She was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on May 25, 2017 and sworn in on June 5, 2017. According to a Pentagon spokesman, Bingen resigned on December 5, 2019 and will leave the Pentagon on January 10, 2020. The spokesman added that this is a normal rotation.

David S. C. ChuW
David S. C. Chu

David S. C. Chu is a retired American civil servant and consultant.

John P. RothW
John P. Roth

John P. Roth is an American government official who is serving as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force since February 2, 2018 and had served as the Acting United States Under Secretary of the Air Force from June 1, 2019 to October 18, 2019. He served as the Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) from January 20, 2017 to June 1, 2017.

Robert F. HaleW
Robert F. Hale

Robert F. Hale was the United States Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) from 2009 until 2014 and before that the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. Hale has over thirty years of experience as a professional financial manager serving in a wide range of national defense related roles. In addition to his most recent position as Under Secretary of Defense and his previous appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Hale has also served in the National Security Division of the Congressional Budget Office and as Executive Director of the American Society of Military Comptrollers. Hale is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a former member of the Defense Business Board. He was appointed to the National Commission on the Future of the Army by Representative Adam Smith (D-WA).

Paul G. KaminskiW
Paul G. Kaminski

Paul G. Kaminski is a technologist and former U.S. government official, best known for his leading role in the development of stealth aircraft.

Frank Kendall IIIW
Frank Kendall III

Frank Kendall III is an American lawyer who served under President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics until January 20, 2017.

Joseph D. KernanW
Joseph D. Kernan

Joseph Devereux Kernan is a retired United States Navy vice admiral and the current Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), Miami, Florida from May 23, 2011 to September 2013. He was the second-in-command of one of nine unified commands under the Department of Defense.

Michael KratsiosW
Michael Kratsios

Michael John Kotsakas Kratsios is an American government official. He serves as the current Chief Technology Officer of the United States, and Deputy Assistant to the President at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In this role, Kratsios serves as one of President Donald Trump's top technology advisors. Since July 10, 2020, Kratsios has also been Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

Anthony KurtaW
Anthony Kurta

Anthony Kurta is a retired United States Navy Rear Admiral and government official. Having served as the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness for most of 2017, he is President Donald Trump's nominee to become Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Kurta previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy and Director of Navy Flag Officer Management and Development.

Marcel LettreW
Marcel Lettre

Marcel Lettre was a United States federal government official. He served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence from December 2015 to January 2017. He now works for Lockheed Martin.

Ellen LordW
Ellen Lord

Ellen M. Lord is an American businesswoman and government official who is the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment in the Trump administration. She was previously the CEO of Textron Systems, a global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technologies industrial conglomerate. In her position, she is the chief weapons purchaser for the United States, responsible for overseeing hundreds of billions of dollars of weapons and services acquisitions programs in the United States Department of Defense.

David NorquistW
David Norquist

David L. Norquist is an American financial management professional and government official presently serving as the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Clifford L. StanleyW
Clifford L. Stanley

Clifford Lee Stanley was the United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, having resigned that office in 2011.

Michael G. VickersW
Michael G. Vickers

Michael George Vickers is an American defense official who served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD-I) within the United States Department of Defense. He was born in Burbank, California. As USD-I, Vickers, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010, was the Defense Department's top civilian military intelligence official. Before becoming USD-I, Vickers served as United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.

Robert WilkieW
Robert Wilkie

Robert Leon Wilkie Jr. is an American lawyer and government official serving as the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He was confirmed on July 23, 2018 by the United States Senate; the confirmation vote was 86–9. He was sworn in on July 30, 2018.

Christine WormuthW
Christine Wormuth

Christine Wormuth is a former United States federal government official who served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from 2014 to 2016.