United States
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Research, Development
and Acquisition)
Formation
March 1990
First holder
Gerald A. Cann
Website
Official Website
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 .[ 2]
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 .
Organization of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
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
November 16, 2007
July 27, 2008
George W. Bush
Donald C. Winter
Sean Stackley
July 28, 2008
George W. Bush
Donald C. Winter , Ray Mabus
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