Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
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The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence is a position within the United States government that acts as the principal advisor to the United States Secretary of Defense on matters relating to intelligence. Stephen Cambone was sworn in as the first Under Secretary on March 11, 2003. The Under Secretary is a civilian appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Soon after Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld resignation on November 8, 2006, Stephen Cambone stated that he would resign on December 31, 2006. New Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has chosen a career military intelligence officer, retired Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper, to be the second undersecretary of defense for intelligence, according to administration officials.
President George W. Bush officially nominated Lt. Gen. Clapper to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence on January 29, 2007.
The position was created by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003. It became second in the line of succession for the Secretary of Defense, after the Deputy Secretary of Defense, after an executive order was made by President George W. Bush on December 22, 2005. When it was created, the legislation described it as taking precedence in the Department behind the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness.
On November 23, 2005, a Department of Defense Directive was made by Secretary Rumsfeld that stated that the Under Secretary shall serve as the Secretary's primary representative to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It also stated the Under Secretary shall provide policy and oversight on the training and career development of personnel in Department of Defense's counterterrorism, intelligence, and security components. The Under Secretary has the duty of finding candidates to be nominated to serve as Directors of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Security Agency, and overseeing their performance.
[edit] External links
- Top Leaders page of the Department of Defense website
- Interview with Stephen Cambone on the Department of Defense website
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, p. 163. (PDF)
- Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Defense. Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved on December 22, 2005.
- Department of Defense Directive Number 5143.01
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| Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense Under Secretaries: Intelligence • Policy • Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics • Personel and Readiness • Comptroller Military Secretaries:  Secretary of the Army •  Secretary of the Navy •  Secretary of the Air Force |
